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arxiv: 1311.3245 · v3 · pith:3KSR5SJTnew · submitted 2013-11-13 · ✦ hep-ph · nucl-th

True Muonium (μ^+ μ^-) on the Light Front

classification ✦ hep-ph nucl-th
keywords atomcomponentfoundlightmuoniumshifttrueapplying
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Applying Discretized Light Cone Quantization, we perform the first calculation of the spectrum of true muonium, the $\mu^+ \mu^-$ atom, as modified by the inclusion of an $|e\bar e >$ Fock component. The shift in the mass eigenvalue is found to be largest for triplet states. If $m_e$ is taken to be a substantial fraction of $m_\mu$, the integrated probability of the electronic component of the $1 \, {}^3 /! S_1$ state is found to be as large as $O(10^{-2})$. Initial studies of the Lamb shift for the atom are performed. Directions for making the simulations fully realistic are discussed.

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