Atomic Calculations

Abstract

To obtain from the atomic experiments, described in the previous chapters, quantitative information on the dipole moments of elementary particles and on their CP-odd interactions, detailed atomic calculations must be performed. We confine ourselves in the present book to a simple, phenomenological approach to this problem. Its results are compared with those of more sophisticated atomic many-body calculations. Almost always the agreement between the two approaches is quite satisfactory; at least it is sufficient for the interpretation of the present experimental data. In some cases, when phenomenological calculations are lacking, we will resort to estimates and to results obtained within a more refined technique. Readers interested in the many-body approach to the calculation of atomic CP-odd effects are referred to the review [256].