TTP99-03 Positronium S state spectrum: analytic results at O(m alpha^6)

TTP99-03 Positronium S state spectrum: analytic results at O(m alpha^6)

TTP99-03 Positronium S state spectrum: analytic results at O(m alpha^6)

We present an analytic calculation of the O(m alpha^6) recoil and radiative recoil corrections to energy levels of positronium nS states and their hyperfine splitting. A complete analytic formula valid to O(m alpha^6) is given for the spectrum of S states. Technical aspects of the calculation are discussed in detail. Theoretical predictions are given for various energy intervals and compared with experimental results.

Andrzej Czarnecki, Kirill Melnikov, and Alexander Yelkhovsky
Phys. Rev. A59 4316-4330 1999
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