What is a Schiff moment anyway?
Atomic Physics
2026-02-10 v3 Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
Schiff moments of atomic nuclei are of considerable interest to experiments searching for undiscovered new physics that breaks time-reversal symmetry. I develop a simple picture of the Schiff moment of a charge distribution, and discuss the interaction of the Schiff moment of a nucleus with the field produced by an electron in an atom.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2601.07217,
title = {What is a Schiff moment anyway?},
author = {Amar Vutha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.07217},
year = {2026}
}