History and Some Aspects of the Lamb Shift

Radiation is a process common to classical and quantum systems with very different effects in each regime. In a quantum system, the interaction of a bound electron with its own radiation field leads to complex shifts in the energy levels of the electron, with the real part of the shift corresponding...

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Main Author: G. Jordan Maclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Physics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8174/2/2/8