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The theory of the atomic energy levels developed in the previous chapter is incomplete, since we systematically ignored the nuclear spin which leads to an additional splitting of the energy levels. This effect will be the subject of our discussion below.
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Eides, M.I., Grotch, H., Shelyuto, V.A. (2007). Physical Origin of the Hyperfine Splitting and the Main Nonrelativistic Contribution. In: Theory of Light Hydrogenic Bound States. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 222. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45270-2_8
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