QED Phenomenology and Applications  

In General > s.a. phenomenology of magnetism [maximum value of B, plasmas].
@ Tests: Clauser PRA(72) [semiclassical, experimental limitations]; Sternheim AJP(72)oct-RL; Drell PhyA(79); Foot & Stacey PW(90)sep.
@ Field measurements: Compagno & Persico PRA(98) [criticism of Bohr-Rosenfeld].
@ And electron self-energy: de Souza JPA(97)ht/96; Bovy phy/06/SHPMP [history].

Lamb Shift > s.a. non-commutative field theory; quantum equivalence principle.
* Idea: A shift in the atomic energy levels, due to the effects on the electron self-energy of its interaction with the quantized (transverse) electromagnetic field.
* Experiment: 2000, It is still the effect that has been measured with the highest precision in physics; Now being tested with 91U atoms (p size uncertainty less important, effect stronger than in lighter atoms), in which the electron feels an electric field of 1016 V/m [@ Stöhlker et al PRL(00)].
@ General references: Welton PR(48) [and field fluctuations]; Belinfante PR(53); Power AJP(66)jun [and zero-point energy]; in Sakurai 67; Levich 73, v3, p543ff; Barut & Kraus FP(83) [non-perturbative]; Barut & Van Huele PRA(85), Barut & Dowling PRA(87) [without field quantization]; Dowling FP(98) [classical].
@ Two-loop effect: Yerokhin et al PRA(05) [calculation, H-like Z 10 ions]; Czarnecki et al PRL(05) [calculation, S, P, D states]; Beiersdorfer et al PRL(05) + pn(05)nov [measurement, Li-like U ions].

Other Effects and Topics > s.a. atomic physics; effective field theory; photon [including propagation]; QED; radiation; vacuum.
@ Bound states: Grotch & Owen FP(02) [methods].
@ Other states: Pathak & Agarwal PRA(05)qp/04 [mesoscopic states, superposition].
@ Particle interactions: Jackiw & Kostelecky PRL(99) [Lorentz and CPT violation]; Arbuzov JHEP(03) [muon decay, higher-order]; Low AP(04) [e in weak, uniform E field]; Shabad & Usov PRL(07)-a0705 [modified Coulomb law in a strongly magnetized vacuum].
@ Atoms: Loinger NCA(87), NCA(90) [stability]; Mohr et al PRP(98) [corrections in heavy atoms]; Belyanin et al qp/05 [accelerated]; Artemyev et al PRA(05) [He-like atoms, n = 1, 2]; Fröhlich & Pizzo CMP(09) [absence of excited eigenstates]; Scheel & Buhmann APS(08)-a0902 [macroscopic QED, review]; Lazur et al TMP(09) [two distant electrons near different nuclei].
@ Casimir-Polder force: Buhmann et al PRA(04)qp [non-perturbative approach], OSID(06)ap [microscopic origin]; Contreras & Eberlein a0907 [atom + dielectric slab]; Sambale et al a0907 [atom + small magnetodielectric sphere].
@ And media: Matloob PRA(99) [absorbing medium]; Alexandre PRD(01), PRD(01), Marecki ht/03 [external fields]; Matloob PRA(04) [linear isotropic dielectric], PRA(05) [moving medium]; Suttorp & Wubs PRA(04)qp [in inhomogeneous absorptive dielectrics]; Eberlein & Robaschik PRD(06)qp/05 [photons and electrons near dielectric half-plane]; Kheirandish & Amooshahi PRA(06)qp/05 [isotropic dielectric]; Raabe et al qp/06 [linear media]; Crenshaw a0902 [linear media, and boundary conditions]; Bimonte a0902 [macroscopic dielectrics and conductors].
@ Cavity QED: Haroche & Kleppner PT(89)jan; Haroche & Raimond SA(93)apr; Berman ed-94; Skagerstam qp/05 [collective effects]; Larson & Stenholm qp/05 [adiabaticity]; Matrasulov et al PLA(09) [finite-T effects].
@ Related topics: Shabad & Usov PRL(06) + pw(06)may [maximum B field, and positronium]; Polonyi PRD(06) [quantum-classical crossover]; Buchholz et al AP(01) [charge non-localization].
> Other: see Bhabha Scattering; casimir effect; entanglement; fluctuations; locality; Momentum; particle effects [creation]; quantum-gravity phenomenology; radiation reaction; wave phenomena; zeno effect.


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