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Lamb shift

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Lamb shift has definition The difference in energy levels of the H atom between 2S_1/2 and 2P₄. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:46.0
has definition A tiny change in the energy of an electron orbiting the nucleus of an atom, caused by the interaction of the electron with other particles that appear and quickly disappear in "quantum fluctuations". (See quantum fluctuations.) has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:46.0
is a kind of wavelength shift

wavelength shift changes property frequency (and wavelength)

optical process has domain optics 2001-09-27 09:29:44.0

Lamb shift	has definition The difference in energy levels of the H atom between 2S_1/2 and 2P₄.
	has definition A tiny change in the energy of an electron orbiting the nucleus of an atom, caused by the interaction of the electron with other particles that appear and quickly disappear in "quantum fluctuations". (See quantum fluctuations.)
	is a kind of wavelength shift
wavelength shift	changes property frequency (and wavelength)
optical process	has domain optics