On the physical meaning of the ZORA Hamiltonian

By expanding the Foldy-Wouthuysen representation of the Dirac equation near the free-particle solution it is shown that the Hamiltonian of the zeroth-order regular approximation (ZORA) leads to an infinite summation of the leading relativistic corrections to the free-particle, non-relativistic energy. The analysis of the perturbation expansion of the ZORA Hamiltonian reveals that the ZORA Hamiltonian recovers all terms of the Breit-Pauli theory to second order. This result is general and applies not only to hydrogen-like atomic ions (as was demonstrated before) but also to a wide variety of physical problems. ZORA is analogous to the random phase approximation in many-body theory in the sense that both methods include an infinite-order summation of the asymptotically non-vanishing terms. This highlights the difference between ZORA and the Douglas-Kroll method, with the latter being analogous to finite-order many-body perturbation theory. On the basis of this analysis the performance of ZORA when calculating various molecular properties is discussed.     

On the physical meaning of the Unruh effect

Simple arguments are presented that detectors moving with constant acceleration (even acceleration for a finite time) should detect particles. The effect is seen to be universal. Moreover, detectors undergoing linear acceleration and uniform circular motion both detect particles for the same physical reason. It is shown that the Unruh effect for a circularly orbiting electron in a constant external magnetic field used as a Unruh-DeWitt detector physically coincides with the experimentally verified Sokolov-Ternov effect. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

On the physical meaning of the Unruh effect

Simple arguments are presented that detectors moving with constant acceleration (even acceleration for a finite time) should detect particles. The effect is seen to be universal. Moreover, detectors undergoing linear acceleration and uniform circular motion both detect particles for the same physical reason. It is shown that the Unruh effect for a circularly orbiting electron in a constant external magnetic field used as a Unruh-DeWitt detector physically coincides with the experimentally verified Sokolov-Ternov effect.     

On the physical meaning of the power factor in acoustics

Following recent advancements in the study of time-averaged properties of energy propagation in linear acoustic fields, the well established concept of power factor known from the electric AC circuits analysis, is here extended to acoustics. This allows our outline of a complete acousto-electro-mechanic analogy, where the fundamental physical concept of energy trajectory is assimilated to a continuous line network of electric circuits, and the complex intensity vector field is defined by means of three special spatial directions: the tangent, the principal normal and the binormal direction at each point of any energy path. The notions of sound energy conductance and susceptance are then introduced and their relationship with complex intensity is highlighted. Finally, the frequency distributions of the defined quantities are measured in different acoustical contexts, thus illustrating their practical utility for advanced intensimetric metrology.     

On the physical meaning of gauge and super-gauge in general-relativistic field theories

The physical meaning of gauge groups in bimetrical, Riemannian, and Hermitian theories of gravitation is discussed. In Hermitian relativity, Einstein's A-invariance means a super-gauge group which characterizes the Einstein-Schrödinger equations as the only nondegenerate general-relativistic field theory.     

The physical meaning of quantization

After analyzing the difficulties for a local realistic interpretation of quantum theory, it is argued that such an interpretation might be possible if some new postulates are added to the standard ones. We propose a stochastic interpretation of quantum theory, which involves the need of joint probability distributions for all relevant observables. The well known problems for the existence of joint distributions are solved by assuming that neither all Hermitian operators correspond to observables nor all density matrices represent physical states. A research program along these lines is presented studying in particular the Maxwell quantum field and the Dirac field.     

Fermions tunneling from charged accelerating and rotating black holes with NUT parameter

We consider the production of the Standard Model Higgs boson through the gluon fusion mechanism in hadron collisions. We present the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD result of the hard-collinear coefficient function for the all-order resummation of logarithmically enhanced contributions at small transverse momentum. The coefficient function controls NNLO contributions in resummed calculations at full next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy. The same coefficient function is used in applications of the subtraction method to perform fully exclusive perturbative calculations up to NNLO.     

The physical meaning of the de Sitter invariants

We study the Lie algebras of the covariant representations transforming the matter fields under the de Sitter isometries. We point out that the Casimir operators of these representations can be written in closed forms and we deduce how their eigenvalues depend on the field’s rest energy and spin. For the scalar, vector and Dirac fields, which have well-defined field equations, we express these eigenvalues in terms of mass and spin obtaining thus the principal invariants of the theory of free fields on the de Sitter spacetime. We show that in the flat limit we recover the corresponding invariants of the Wigner irreducible representations of the Poincaré group.     

论Gibbs方程的热力学本性及热力学函数的物理意义

对Gibbs方程的热力学本性作了再认识,论述了热力学函数U、H、A、G的物理意义,尝试从一般的运动和势能的关系上理解热力学．     

The physical meaning of Fermi coordinates

Fermi coordinates (FC) are supposed to be the natural extension of Cartesian coordinates for an arbitrary moving observer in curved space-time. Since their construction cannot be done on the whole space or even in the whole past of the observer we examine which construction principles are responsible for this effect and how they may be modified. A proposal for a modification is made and applied to the observer with constant acceleration in the two- and four-dimensional Minkowski space. The two-dimensional case shows some surprising similarities to Kruskal space which generalize those found by Rindler for the outer region of Kruskal space and the Rindler wedge. In perturbational approaches the modification also leads to different predictions for certain physical systems. As an example we consider atomic interferometry and derive the deviation of the acceleration-induced phase shift from the standard result in Fermi coordinates.     

On the physical meaning of the critical equilibrium thickness of a film on the hailstone surface

The currently available theories of hailstone growth explain the layered structure of hailstones in two ways. Kachurin has shown that the layered structure of ice covering an object placed in the flow of a supercooled water aerosol is determined by the equilibrium thickness of the film. The other approach is based on solving the equation of heat balance on the hailstone surface and uses the notion of the critical liquid water content in a cloud. The meaning of the critical equilibrium thickness of the film is elucidated, and a relation between two existing criteria for the dry-wet hailstone growth transition is established.     

Remarks on the physical meaning of the Lorentz-Dirac equation

Physical foundations for the Lorentz-Dirac equation of a classical point charge are described. It is shown that, under appropriate conditions, this equation is closely related to the ordinary Lorentz force exerted on a particle whose charge is distributed continuously inside a very small volume. A mathematical analysis of Parrott's assault on the Lorentz-Dirac equation shows that most of his claims are unjustified and the rest do not deny the physical meaning of the equation.     

量子论中狄拉克符号积分的意义

量子的引入最先是普朗克在1900年为理论“凑合”黑体辐射实验曲线的无奈之举(曲线拟合),然此举如招幡令旗,呼风唤雨,聚溪成流,乘奔御风,浩浩汤汤,终成今日量子流行的漫山遍野之势,是几个能人的集灵思积广益而相辅相成,还是时势造英雄,还是两者兼而有之！普朗克以能量分离的观点看待微观世界,是他在理论推导拟合实验结果逐渐形成的信仰。物理学家狄拉克指出,伟大的物理学家如牛顿和爱因斯坦是靠基本信仰“从上到下”推导出一些大自然的定律的。狄拉克自己的信仰是相信方程的美有时比实验结果更重要,因为实验会有误差。量子的时髦,自然引来众说纷纭,惟在量子园地里“种过树”的人才可能有较深刻的体会。
作者历经50多年的理论探索,首创了有序算符内的积分理论,对发展量子力学数理基础——狄拉克的符号法略有建树,既能抑制爱因斯坦认为量子力学数学不够完美的抱怨,为爱因斯坦的量子纠缠思想提供纠缠态表象,也从数学上将量子力学几率假说落实到有序算符的正态分布,从而推陈出新、别开生面地丰富量子力学、量子统计力学和量子光学的内容。     

On the meaning of extensivity

It is shown that the various definitions of an extensive quantity appearing in the standard thermodynamics texts are not equivalent. Furthermore, none of these is found to be equivalent to the usual statistical-mechanical meaning. It is proposed that the statistical-mechanical meaning of an extensive quantity be adopted as the universal definition.     

(火积)的宏观物理意义及其应用

提高传热过程的性能是解决能源问题的重要途径之一. 本文通过与力学中相关概念进行对比,分析了传热过程性能优化的新物理量——(火积)的宏观物理意义. 通过(火积)与物体对外传热能力、(火积)定义的传热过程效率以及(火积)与热量传递驱动力的关系三方面分析,发现(火积)具有的宏观物理意义是物体包含的热量在温度场中所具有的势能. 并且,通过对流换热的(火积)理论优化介绍了(火积)理论在工程实际中的应用. 关键词： (火积) 宏观物理意义 势能 对流换热     

On the meaning of the canonical ensemble

Thermal equilibrium between (quantum) systems is taken to mean stability for the combined system. Necessary and sufficient conditions for such stability are found and used to show that any system in equilibrium with suitably complex second system (heat bath) will be characterized by a canonical ensemble. Thus the notion of temperature is derived directly from that of equilibrium, without, for example, recourse to microcanonical ensembles or information theory. Discussed briefly are the generalization of these results to grand canonical ensembles and their application to the equilibrium between a black hole and the surrounding radiation field.     

Do Harrison transformations possess any physical meaning?

We propose to give a physical interpretation of the Harrison transformations, so far considered merely as generation techniques of exact solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations, as the mechanism which makes a certain class of electrovacuum test fields (Papapetrou fields) gravitate themselves.     

On the real meaning of Bell's theorem

In the last couple of years many important results have been derived showing that Bell's inequalities are nothing else but the indicator of whether certain events and their probabilities can be represented within a Kolmogorovian probabilistic model. It has become evident that one can derive Bell's inequalities without mentioning locality, causality, hidden variables, etc. Many authors jumped to the conclusion that the original content of Bell's theorem had lost its meaning. I reconsider the original problem posed by Bell and I show that Bell's theorem is still valid.On leave from the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary.     

用光学方法测量液体的物理参数

实验发现,激光束照射在振动的液面上,表面波对入射光可产生衍射;插入液体里的金属细丝被拉出液面时,由于液体的润湿效应,其周围的液体拉伸一定高度而断裂。以上两种实验现象机理,可用于液体表面张力系数的测定。激光经小孔透射样品池中的液体介质,在液体上表面发生遮光效应,根据其机理,建立了一种测量液体折射率的新方法。