Effects of QED and Beyond from the Atomic Binding Energy

Abstract

Atomic binding energies are calculated at utmost precision. A report on the current status of Lamb-shift predictions for hydrogenlike ions, including all quantum electrodynamical corrections to first and second order in the fine structure constant α is presented. All relevant nuclear effects are taken into account. High-precision calculations for the Lamb shift in hydrogen are presented. The hyperfine structure splitting and the g factor of a bound electron in the strong electromagnetic field of a heavy nucleus is considered. Special emphasis is also put on parity violation effects in atomic systems. For all systems possible investigations beyond precision tests of quantum electrodynamics are considered.

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Gadolinium; Helium; Uranium; Calculation; Chemical Structure; Electromagnetic Field; Electron; Molecular Dynamics; Molecular Interaction; Quantum Mechanics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0304-3843

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2001 Springer Netherlands, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2001

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