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Relativistic Corrections

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The relativistic corrections — also known as fine-structure corrections — consist of the following contributions:

  1. (i)

    relativistic kinetic energy

  2. (ii)

    spin-orbit coupling

  3. (iii)

    the Darwin term

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Schwabl, F. (1995). Relativistic Corrections. In: Quantum Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03170-4_12

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