Tensor Polarizability of the Nucleus and Angular Mixing in Muonic Deuterium
Atomic Physics
2026-05-13 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We investigate the effects of the tensor polarizability of a nucleus on the bound-state energy levels, and obtain a general formula for the contribution of the tensor polarizability to the energy levels in two-body bound systems. In particular, it is demonstrated that the tensor polarizability leads to mixing between states with different orbital angular momenta. The effect of tensor polarizability is evaluated for the hyperfine-structure components of P states and for the mixing of S and D states in muonic deuterium.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.15999,
title = {Tensor Polarizability of the Nucleus and Angular Mixing in Muonic Deuterium},
author = {G. S. Adkins and U. D. Jentschura},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.15999},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
7 pages; RevTeX; typographical errors corrected