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EDM operator free from Schiff's theorem

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

We present generalized Schiff's transformation on electric dipole moments (EDM) in quantum field theory. By the unitary transformation, the time and parity violating interaction ige2ψˉσμνγ5ψFμνi{ge\over 2} \bar \psi \sigma_{\mu \nu} \gamma_5 \psi F^{\mu \nu} is transformed into a new form, but its nonrelativistic reduction has a unique form, which is free from Schiff's theorem. The relativistic corrections to the new EDM operator turn out to be a small increase to the EDM as given by b2(αZ)2b_2 (\alpha Z)^2 with b22b_2 \simeq 2 . Therefore, the calculation of the EDM with nonrelativistic Hartree-Fock wave functions presents the most conservative but reliable estimation for the enhancement factor of the EDM in atoms.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0005314,
  title  = {EDM operator free from Schiff's theorem},
  author = {T. Asaga and T. Fujita and M. Hiramoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0005314},
  year   = {2009}
}

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23 pages, Prog. Theor. Phys. in press