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Abstract
We provide closed analytic expressions for the Uehling and Serber contributions of the vacuum fluctuations in QED using Meijer G-functions. Our work extends recently found results by offering a novel formulation for the Uehling and Serber potentials and explores their properties in more detail. The form of these potentials is analyzed, and their relevance for precision measurements in experiments is investigated. For the Uehling potential, we connect the solution with the propagation of photons through atmospheric turbulence.
我们用Meijer g -函数给出了QED中真空涨落的Uehling和Serber贡献的封闭解析表达式。我们的工作扩展了最近发现的结果,为Uehling和Serber势提供了一个新的公式,并更详细地探索了它们的性质。分析了这些电位的形式,并探讨了它们与实验中精确测量的相关性。对于Uehling势,我们将其解与光子在大气湍流中的传播联系起来。
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