Energy-momentum tensor of a hydrogen atom: stability, D-term, and the Lamb shift
Abstract
We clarify two issues related to the so-called $D$-term in matrix elements of the energy-momentum tensor. First, we show that in a stable system, the $D$-term can have either sign, contrary to claims that it must be negative. Second, we demonstrate a logarithmic enhancement of the $\mathcal{\alpha}$ correction to the $D$-term in any state of the hydrogen atom. We contrast this enhancement with the Lamb shift where it is present only in S-states.
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- September 2023
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- arXiv:
- arXiv:2309.10994
- Bibcode:
- 2023arXiv230910994C
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology