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The general expression for excitation cross section of polarized atoms by polarized electrons is derived by using the methods of the theory of an atom adapted for polarization. The special cases of the general expression for the description…
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We derive corrections to the ground-state energies and radii of atomic nuclei that result from the limitations of finite oscillator spaces.
By using results of highly accurate computations of the total energies of a large number of few-electron atoms we construct a few interpolation formulas which can be used to approximate the total energies of bound atomic states. In our…
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A semi-relativistic Pauli-Fierz model is defined by the sum of the free Hamiltonian $H_{\rm f}$ of a Boson Fock space, an nuclear potential $V$ and a relativistic kinetic energy: $$ H=\sqrt{[\sigma\cdot(\mathbf{p}+e\mathbf{A})]^2+M^2} - M +…
The paper deals with Hawking radiation from a general static black hole due to tunnelling of particle having non-zero mass. Due to complicated calculations, quantum corrections are calculated upto first order. The results are compared with…
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