An approximation to the Lamb shift and hyperfine splitting as nonlinear effective Coulomb-like interactions in the Dirac equation
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The Dirac equation for the Coulomb problem is restated by incorporating a nonlinear effective interaction into the Dirac Hamiltonian: one keeps the dependence for the Coulomb field, but the coupling constant is modified by a factor depending on the n (principal quantum number) power of the mean value of the Hamiltonian. In this simple context we study the Lamb shift and the hyperfine splitting of the s-levels of hydrogenic atoms. We discuss to what extent the corresponding calculations fit the energy splittings to the appropriate order in the fine structure constant.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9905063,
title = {An approximation to the Lamb shift and hyperfine splitting as nonlinear effective Coulomb-like interactions in the Dirac equation},
author = {S. Bruce and J. Diaz-Valdes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9905063},
year = {2007}
}