Lamb Shift Approximation for Elements up to 80 in a Very Simple Way - Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry

AMPC > Vol.9 No.12, December 2019

Lamb Shift Approximation for Elements up to 80 in a Very Simple Way ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ampc.2019.912018 537 Downloads 1,301 Views

Author(s)

Espen Gaarder Haug

Affiliation(s)

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Akershus, Norway.

ABSTRACT

We suggest that the Lamb shift can be approximated by a very simple function that seems accurate enough for most experimental researchers working with elements where the relativistic effects of the electron are minimal, that is up to element 80 or so. Even if our new approximation does not show anything new in quantum chemistry per se, we think that it can be useful for experimental researchers and students of both quantum physics and chemistry; now everyone can calculate the Lamb shift on the back of an envelope.

KEYWORDS

Lamb Shift, Hydrogen-Like Atom, Single Electron, Simple Approximation Formula

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Haug, E. (2019) Lamb Shift Approximation for Elements up to 80 in a Very Simple Way. Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry, 9, 234-237. doi: 10.4236/ampc.2019.912018.

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