LAMB SHIFT IN THE HELIUM ATOM
Abstract
The calculation, first attempted by Kabir and Salpeter, (Phys. Rev. 108:1256, 1957), of the mean excitation energy entering in the Lamb shift of the helium ground state is redone by a different approach. The answer, Ln (K(o)/r(y)) equals 4.370 + or - 0.004, leaves theory and experiment on the ionization energy of helium in agreement within the experimental uncertainty of + or 1/0.15 cm. Incidental results are given for the electrostatic polarizability of He and H(-) ground states; there is appended a new discussion of the construction of higher angular momentum eigenfunctions for the 3-body problem. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0258394
Entities
People
- Charles Schwartz
Organizations
- Stanford University