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Leading logarithmic contribution to the second-order Lamb shift induced by the loop-after-loop diagram

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

Contribution of order \alpha^2 (Z \alpha)^6 \ln^3(Z \alpha)^{-2} to the ground-state Lamb shift in hydrogen induced by the loop-after-loop diagram is evaluated analytically. An additional contribution of this order is found compared to the previous calculation by Karshenboim [JETP 76, 541 (1993)]. As a result, an agreement is achieved for this correction between different numerical and analytical methods.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0010134,
  title  = {Leading logarithmic contribution to the second-order Lamb shift induced by the loop-after-loop diagram},
  author = {Vladimir A. Yerokhin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0010134},
  year   = {2009}
}

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RevTex, 9 pages, 2 figures

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