Abstract
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 l0, is estimated to be -0.24α3 for the 2P state of hydrogen.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1218-1221 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1978 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics