Published 2000 | Version v1
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Position indeterminacy

Creators

  • 1. Clifton Hill, Victoria, VIC (Australia)

Description

Calculations assuming position indeterminacy in the Dirac equation are reported. Energy shift contributions for low-lying states of hydrogen-like atoms are calculated by treating the position indeterminacy as a perturbation additional to standard quantum mechanics. The results are consistent with the current discrepancy between theory and experiment for Lamb shifts in hydrogen, deuterium and the helium ion. Copyright (2000) CSIRO Australia

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http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ajp;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Australian Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 631-640
ISSN
0004-9506
CODEN
AUJPAS

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
32042841
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; CALCULATION METHODS; DEUTERIUM IONS; DIRAC EQUATION; GROUND STATES; HELIUM IONS; HYDROGEN IONS; LAMB SHIFT; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM NUMBERS; THEORETICAL DATA; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; DATA; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENERGY LEVELS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INFORMATION; IONS; MECHANICS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPECTRAL SHIFT; WAVE EQUATIONS

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