Theory of the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen

COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

Abstract

Recently a successful measurement of the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen was performed at PSI. According to the claimed accuracy, the most accurate value of the proton charge radius came from comparison of the PSI experiment and related theory. Unfortunately, the result disagrees with those from the hydrogen spectroscopy and electron-proton scattering experiments. To resolve discrepancy one has to revisit theory and measurements in each of three mentioned areas, namely, in spectroscopy of ordinary and muonic hydrogen and in the scattering. The present talk is on the state of the art of theory of the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen.

Authors

  • Savely Karshenboim

    MPQ