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Lamb shift
Lamb shift n (Atomic Physics) the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom detected by Willis Eugene Lamb (1913–2008), the US physicist Lamb 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. |