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Francisco Alegria
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- Computation of a quadruple integral that comes up when computing the fourth order contribuition to the Lamb Shift in energy of the electron orbiltals - Self energy part
The analytical computation of the shift in energy level of electrons in atoms due to quantum electrodynamics is carried out using perturbation theory. In particular, the fourth-order contribution is given in five different terms. One of them, usually called "Electron Self Energy", leads to seven different quadruple integrals. I do not know how to compute any of them on my own.
I ask anyone for some assistance in computing one of the easiest ones (with what I learn from you, I hope to be able to do the other ones).
Here it is:
$$\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{w(w-1)(1-u^2)v^2}{v(1-u)z+(1-w)u}dudzdvdw$$
The result reported in M. F. Soto, "Calculation of the Slope at q^2=0 of the Dirac Form Factor for the Electron Vertex in Fourth Order", Physical Review A, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 734-758, September 1970, eq. (A7) and (A8) is ##\pi^2/120-5/32##.
Which integral should I do first?
I ask anyone for some assistance in computing one of the easiest ones (with what I learn from you, I hope to be able to do the other ones).
Here it is:
$$\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\int_{0}^{1}\frac{w(w-1)(1-u^2)v^2}{v(1-u)z+(1-w)u}dudzdvdw$$
The result reported in M. F. Soto, "Calculation of the Slope at q^2=0 of the Dirac Form Factor for the Electron Vertex in Fourth Order", Physical Review A, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 734-758, September 1970, eq. (A7) and (A8) is ##\pi^2/120-5/32##.
Which integral should I do first?