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Lamb shift n (Physics / Atomic Physics) the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom detected by Willis Eugene Lamb (born 1913), the US physicist How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The researchers found execellent agreement between their calculated value and theoretical predictions of the Lamb shift. To investigate the question Muller and Schafer chose two physical effects at extreme ends of the range of our perception, the Lamb shift in atomic hydrogen and the precession of planetary orbits. |
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