The nonresonant (NR) corrections for the neutral hydrogen atom were evaluated. The process of the resonance Compton scattering was considered as a standard procedure for the determination of the energy levels. It was shown that the concept of a transition energy depends on the measurement process.

Original languageEnglish
Article number143003
Pages (from-to)143003/1-143003/4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume87
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2001

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