Summary
A covariant Hamiltonian formalism in quantum field theory is used as the basis on which the quantization of the hydrogen mass is carried out; the mass levels of the hydrogen atom are computed. The chief results obtained are the nuclear corrections to the hyperfine mass levels of hydrogen: the reduced mass, Breit’s relativistic and recoil corrections. An explanation of the parity mixing in the fine-structure levels is also proposed.
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Si usa un formalismo covariante hamiltoniano nella teoria quantistica dei campi come base sulla quale viene effettuata la quantizzazione della massa dell’idrogeno. Si sono calcolati i livelli di massa dell’atomo di’idrogeno. I principali risultati ottenuti sono le correzioni nucleari ai livelli di massa iperfini dell’idrogeno: la massa ridotta, la correzione relativistica di Breit e quella del rinculo. Si propone anche una spiegazione della mescolanza della parità dei livelli di struttura fine.
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Формализм ковариантното Гамильтониана в квантовой теории поля используется как основа, на которой проводится квантование массы водорода. Вычисляются массовые уровни водородного атома. Основные результаты, полученные в этой работе, представляют ядерные поправки к сверхтонким массовым уровням водорода; приведенная масса, релятивистские поправки Брейта и поправки, связанные с отдачей. Также предлагается объяснение смешивания четности в уровнях тонкой структуры.
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Enatsu, H., Kawaguchi, S. Covariant Hamiltonian formalism for quantized fields and the hydrogen mass levels. Nuov Cim A 27, 458–481 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02778255
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