QED and relativistic corrections in superheavy elements

2007/01/31 by P. Indelicato, Paul Indelicato, J. P. Santos +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Field (mathematics) #Limit (mathematics) #Nuclear physics research studies #Offset (computer science) #Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum electrodynamics #Quantum mechanics #Radiative transfer #Relativistic quantum chemistry #physics.atom-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epjd/e2007-00229-y

V3, May 31st, 2007

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Abstract

In this paper we review the different relativistic and QED contributions to energies, ionic radii, transition probabilities and Landé g-factors in super-heavy elements, with the help of the MultiConfiguration Dirac-Fock method (MCDF). The effects of taking into account the Breit interaction to all orders by including it in the self-consistent field process are demonstrated. State of the art radiative corrections are included in the calculation and discussed. We also study the non-relativistic limit of MCDF calculation and find that the non-relativistic offset can be unexpectedly large.

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