Position Indeterminacy

Abstract

Calculations assuming position indeterminacy in the Dirac equation are reported.Energy shift contributions for low-lying states of hydrogen-like atoms are calculated by treating the position indeterminacy as a perturbation additional to standard quantum mechanics. The results are consistent with the current discrepancy between theory and experiment for Lamb shifts in hydrogen, deuterium and the helium ion.

Discrepancies in quantum electro-dynamics

“…A proposal of 'positional indeterminacy', which is like invoking a quantisation of space, has shown some promise with regard to key experimental anomalies as discussed above (Ruzzene, 2000). At the current time, this proposal predicts the sign and magnitude of some discrepancies, but is contraindicated by the latest He + result.…”