Photon density of states effect on Lamb shift in plasmas
https://doi.org/10.29235/1561-8323-2022-66-5-495-500
Abstract
A possible effect of the low photon density of states in plasma on the Lamb shift is analysed. It is found that because of a significant contribution of high-energy virtual photons to the Lamb shift, its modification in plasma does not exceed 1 % with respect to vacuum even at electron concentrations as high as 1022 cm–3. This behavior results from an asymptotic tendency of plasma properties to vacuum ones at an unlimited frequency growth.
About the Authors
D. V. Novitsky
B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Novitsky Denis V. – Ph. D. (Physics and Mathematics), Head of the Centre
68, Nezavisimosti Ave., 220072, Minsk
S. V. Gaponenko
B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Gaponenko Sergey V. – Academician, D. Sc. (Physics and Mathematics), Chief Researcher
68, Nezavisimosti Ave., 220072, Minsk
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