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Theory of Light Hydrogenic Bound States

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  1. Michael I. Eides

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, U.S.A.

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  2. Howard Grotch

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, U.S.A.

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  3. Valery A. Shelyuto

    1. Mendeleev Institute for Metrology, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Theoretical Approaches to the Energy Levels of Loosely Bound Systems

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 1-12

  3. General Features of the Hydrogen Energy Levels

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 13-18

  4. External Field Approximation

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 19-80

  5. Essentially Two-Particle Recoil Corrections

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 81-98

  6. Radiative-Recoil Corrections

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 99-107

  7. Nuclear Size and Structure Corrections

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 109-130

  8. Lamb Shift in Light Muonic Atoms

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 131-159

  9. Physical Origin of the Hyperfine Splitting and the Main Nonrelativistic Contribution

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 161-164

  10. Nonrecoil Corrections to HFS

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 165-192

  11. Essentially Two-Body Corrections to HFS

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 193-215

  12. Hyperfine Splitting in Hydrogen

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 217-232

  13. Notes on Phenomenology

    • Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch, Valery A. Shelyuto
    Pages 233-257

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 259-262
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Light one-electron atoms are a classical subject of quantum physics. The very discovery and further progress of quantum mechanics is intimately connected to the explanation of the main features of hydrogen energy levels. Each step in the development of quantum physics led to a better understanding of the bound state physics. The Bohr quantization rules of the old quantum theory were created in order to explain the existence of the stable discrete energy levels. The nonrelativistic quantum mechanics of Heisenberg and Schr¨ odinger provided a self-consistent scheme for description of bound states. The re- tivistic spin one half Dirac equation quantitatively described the main - perimental features of the hydrogen spectrum. Discovery of the Lamb shift [1], a subtle discrepancy between the predictions of the Dirac equation and the experimental data, triggered development of modern relativistic quantum electrodynamics, and subsequently the Standard Model of modern physics. Despite its long and rich history the theory of atomic bound states is still very much alive today. New importance to the bound state physics was given by the development of quantum chromodynamics, the modern theory of strong interactions. It was realized that all hadrons, once thought to be the elementary building blocks of matter, are themselves atom-like bound states of elementary quarks bound by the color forces.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, U.S.A.

    Michael I. Eides, Howard Grotch

  • Mendeleev Institute for Metrology, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Valery A. Shelyuto

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