Published In
Physical Review A
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2006
Subjects
Sum rules (Physics), Quantum mechanics, Mathematical physics
Abstract
Relativistic corrections to a previously established generalized sum rule are obtained using the Foldy-Wouthysen transformation. This sum rule derived previously by Wang [Phys. Rev. A 60, 262 (1999)] for a nonrelativistic system contains both the well-known Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn and Bethe sum rules, for which relativistic corrections have been obtained in the literature. Our results for the generalized formula will be applied to recover several results obtained previously in the literature, as well as to another sum rule whose relativistic corrections will be obtained.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.74.034703
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/7646
Citation Details
Sinky, H. H., & Leung, P. T. (2006). Relativistic corrections to a generalized sum rule. Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, And Optical Physics), 74(3), 34703-1-4.
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