Positronium energy levels at order mα7: Vacuum polarization corrections in the two-photon-annihilation channel

We have calculated all contributions to the energy levels of parapositronium at order mα7 coming from vacuum polarization corrections to processes involving virtual annihilation to two photons. This work is motivated by ongoing efforts to improve the experimental determination of the positronium gro...

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Main Authors: Gregory S. Adkins, Christian Parsons, M.D. Salinger, Ruihan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Physics Letters B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315004724