On the quantal nature of the Coulomb field
Staruszkiewicz, Andrzej
Banach Center Publications, Tome 38 (1997), p. 257-262 / Harvested from The Polish Digital Mathematics Library
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It is shown that the total electric charge, as determined from the Gauss law, is a quantum object. The argument is based on elementary considerations concerning the number of photons, which should be large in a classical situation.

Publié le : 1997-01-01
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Staruszkiewicz, Andrzej. On the quantal nature of the Coulomb field. Banach Center Publications, Tome 38 (1997) pp. 257-262. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-bcpv41z2p257bwm/

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