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The Bound State Problem in QED-Taming the Bethe-Salpeter Equation

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Quarks and Leptons

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The theory of bound states in quantum electrodynamics is described, with particular emphasis on the formulation of the problem of treating recoil corrections.

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Yennie, D.R. (1980). The Bound State Problem in QED-Taming the Bethe-Salpeter Equation. In: Lévy, M., Basdevant, JL., Speiser, D., Weyers, J., Gastmans, R., Jacob, M. (eds) Quarks and Leptons. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 61. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7197-7_2

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