Comment on radiative magnetic energy shifts in hydrogen

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1978 · Phys. Rev., A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.17.1218· OSTI ID:7208067

Calmet, J; Grotch, H; Owen, D A

It is shown that the magnetic radiative energy shift derived from the relativistic-Lamb-shift expression of Erickson and Yennie reduces in the nonrelativistic limit to a formula given by Grotch and Hegstrom, which was derived starting from the nonrelativistic theory. This clears up a discrepancy between those two approaches. The corresponding correction to the g factor, which exists only for states with l not = 0, is estimated to be -0.24 ..cap alpha../sup 3/ for the 2P state of hydrogen.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
• OSTI ID: 7208067
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., A; (United States), Vol. 17:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
HYDROGEN
LAMB SHIFT
LANDE FACTOR
P STATES
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
FIELD THEORIES
FLUIDS
NONMETALS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
SPECTRAL SHIFT
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