Exact First-Order Electron Self-Energy Contribution to the Decay Rate of Orthopositronium
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 48 (9) , 571-573
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.48.571
Abstract
There is presently a discrepancy between the theoretical and the experimental determinations of the purely quantum electrodynamic decay rate for orthopositronium. This Letter presents the first exact calculation of any contribution to the decay rate of orthopositronium to order .
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