| 释义 | Lamb shift
 Lamb shiftn  (Atomic Physics) the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom detected by Willis Eugene Lamb (1913–2008), the US physicistLamb shift
 Lamb shift[′lam ¦shift]  (atomic physics) A small shift in the energy levels of a hydrogen atom, and of hydrogenlike ions, from those predicted by the Dirac electron theory, in accord with principles of quantum electrodynamics. |