Nonperturbative evaluation of some QED contributions to the muonic hydrogen n=2 Lamb shift and hyperfine structure

P. Indelicato
Phys. Rev. A 87, 022501 – Published 4 February 2013

Abstract

The largest contributions to the n=2 Lamb shift, fine structure interval and 2s hyperfine structure of muonic hydrogen are calculated by accurate numerical evaluations of the Dirac equation rather than by a perturbation expansion in powers of 1/c, in the framework of nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics. Previous calculations and the validity of the perturbation expansion for light elements are confirmed. The dependence of the various effects on the nuclear size and model are studied.

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  • Received 6 November 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.022501

©2013 American Physical Society

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P. Indelicato*

  • Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, 4 place Jussieu, F-75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France

  • *paul.indelicato@spectro.jussieu.fr

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Vol. 87, Iss. 2 — February 2013

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