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Schiff Theorem Revisited

Nuclear Theory 2008-01-09 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory Atomic Physics

Abstract

We carefully rederive the Schiff theorem and prove that the usual expression of the Schiff moment operator is correct and should be applied for calculations of atomic electric dipole moments. The recently discussed corrections to the definition of the Schiff moment are absent.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0710.3367,
  title  = {Schiff Theorem Revisited},
  author = {R. A. Sen'kov and N. Auerbach and V. V. Flambaum and V. G. Zelevinsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.3367},
  year   = {2008}
}

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6 pages

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