The hydrodynamical model of wave mechanics IX

Abstract

In the quantum mechanical treatment of the motion of a charged particle the static action of the particle upon itself is usually neglected. The interaction of the particle with its radiation field must, however, be considered as this interaction leads to the effects of radiation damping.

It is shown that in the quantum mechanical treatment of atoms the full interaction of the particles upon themselves can be introduced provided the atomic nuclei are not treated as classical particles but taken as parts of the quantum mechanical system.