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Abstract. Laser spectroscopy of hydrogen-like and helium-like ions is reviewed. Emphasis is on the fast-beam laser resonance technique, measurements in moderate-/ ions which provide tests of relativistic and quantum-electrodynamic atomic theory, and future experimental directions. 

Precision spectroscopy of two-electron atoms tests fundamental relativistic and quantum-electrodynamic atomic theory. Additional current interest in heliumlike ls2p P fine structure stems from the possibility of obtaining the fine structure constant, a, from comparison of theory [1,2,3] and experiment [4,5,6,7,8,9] for the fine structure of helium. Measurements in moderate Z ions, though less precise than those in helium, can be more sensitive to higher-order relativistic and QED corrections. Measurements have been carried out using laser techniques in Li+, see e.g. ref. [10], Be + [11], [12], N + [13,14], and F + [15,16]. For... 

Aspects of the relativistic theory of quantum electrodynamics are first reviewed in the context of the electronic structure theory of atoms and molecules. The finite basis set parametrization of this theory is then discussed, and the formulation of the Dirac-Hartree-Fock-Breit procedure presented with additional detail provided which is specific to the treatment of atoms or molecules. Issues concerned with the implementation of relativistic mean-field methods are outlined, including the computational strategies adopted in the BERTHA code. Extensions of the formalism are presented to include open-shell cases, and the accommodation of some electron correlation effects within the multi-configurational Dirac-Hartree-Fock approximation. We conclude with a survey of representative applications of the relativistic self-consistent field method to be found in the literature. 

We shall stress here another aspect in favor of PT. Actually in both non-relativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics one studies the motion (mechanics) of charged particles, that interact according to the laws of electrodynamics. The marriage of non-relativistic mechanics with electrodynamics is problematic, since mechanics is Galilei-invariant, but electrodynamics is Lorentz-invariant. Relativistic theory is consistent insofar as both mechanics and electrodynamics are treated as Lorentz-invariant. A consistent non-relativistic theory should be based on a combination of classical mechanics and the Galilei-invariant limit of electrodynamics as studied in subsection 2.9. 

The Dirac-Hartree-Fock iterative process can be interpreted as a method of seeking cancellations of certain one- and two-body diagrams.33,124 The self-consistent field procedure can be regarded as a sequence of rotations of the trial orbital basis into the final Dirac-Hartree-Fock orbital set, each set in this sequence forming a basis for the Furry bound-state interaction picture of quantum electrodynamics. The self-consistent field potential involves contributions from the negative energy states of the unscreened spectrum so that the Dirac-Hartree-Fock method defines a stationary point in the space of possible configurations, rather that a variational minimum, as is the case in non-relativistic theory. 

An interdisciplinary team of leading experts from around the world discuss recent concepts in the physics and chemistry of various well-studied interfaces of rigid and deformable particles in homo- and hetero-aggregate dispersed systems, including emulsions, dispersoids, foams, fluosols, polymer membranes, and biocolloids. The contributors clearly elucidate the hydrodynamic, electrodynamic, and thermodynamic instabilities that occur at interfaces, as well as the rheological properties of interfacial layers responsible for droplets, particles, and droplet-particle-film structures in finely dispersed systems. The book examines structure and dynamics from various angles, such as relativistic and non-relativistic theories, molecular orbital methods, and transient state theories. 

Abstract In this chapter I discuss some aspects of relativistic theory, the accuracy of the infinite order two-component relativistic lOTC method and its advantage over the infinite order Douglas-Kroll-Hess (DKHn) theory, in the proper description of the molecular spectroscopic parameters and the potential energy curves. Spin-free and spin dependent atomic mean filed (AMFI) two-component theories are presented. The importance of the quanmm electrodynamics (QED) corrections and their role in the correct description of the spectroscopic properties of many-electron atoms for the X-ray spectra is discussed as well. Some examples of the molecular QED calculations will be discussed here as well. 

Classical electrodynamics, i.e.. Maxwell s unquantized theory for time-dependent electric and magnetic fields is inherently a covariant relativistic theory— in the sense of Einstein and Lorentz not Newton and Galilei — fitting perfectly well to the theory of special relativity as we shall understand in chapter 3. In this section, only those basic aspects of elementary electrodynamics will be... 

P. Grant, H. M. Quiney. Application of relativistic theories and quantum electrodynamics to chemical problems. Int. J. Quantum Chem., 80(3) (2000) 283-297. 

Relativistic Quantum Chemistry Four Components Good, Two Components Bad (b) I. P. Grant and H. M. Quiney, Int. ]. Quantum Chem., 80,283 (2000). Application of Relativistic Theories and Quantum Electrodynamics to Chemical Problems. 

How is physics, as it is currently practiced, deficient in its description of nature Certainly, as popularizations of physics frequently reniiiid us, theories such as Quantum Electrodynamics are successful to a reinarkiible degree in predicting the results of experiments. However, any reasonable measure of success requires that wc add the caveat, ...in the domain (or domains) for which the theory was developed. For example, classical Newtonian physics is perfectly correct in its description of slow-moving, macroscopic objects, but is fundamentally incorrect in its description of quantum and/or relativistic systems. 

Rate of change of observables, 477 Ray in Hilbert space, 427 Rayleigh quotient, 69 Reduction from functional to algebraic form, 97 Regula fold method, 80 Reifien, B., 212 Relative motion of particles, 4 Relative velocity coordinate system and gas coordinate system, 10 Relativistic invariance of quantum electrodynamics, 669 Relativistic particle relation between energy and momentum, 496 Relativistic quantum mechanics, 484 Relaxation interval, 385 method of, 62 oscillations, 383 asymptotic theory, 388 discontinuous theory, 385 Reliability, 284... 

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