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Light front formalism for composite systems is presented. Derivation of equations for bound state and scattering problems are given. Methods of constructing of elastic form factors and scattering amplitudes of composite particles are…
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The present review includes the description of theoretical methods for the investigations of the spectra of hydrogen-like systems. Various versions of the quasipotential approach and the method of the effective Dirac equation are…
The finite-element analysis of three-dimensional magnetostatic problems in terms of magnetic vector potential has proven to be one of the most efficient tools capable of providing the excellent quality results but becoming computationally…
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Theory can provide important support at all the stages of spectroscopic experiments, from planning the measurements to the interpretation of the results. Such support is particularly valuable for the challenging experiments on heavy,…
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