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CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA. 300 YEARS OF PHYSICS RESEARCH IN RUSSIA AND 80 YEARS OF FIAN

Precision laser spectroscopy in fundamental studies

N. N. Kolachevsky, K. Yu. Khabarova

Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: The role of precision spectroscopic measurements in the development of fundamental theories is discussed, with particular emphasis on the hydrogen atom, the simplest stable atomic system amenable to the accurate calculation of energy levels from quantum electrodynamics. Research areas that greatly benefited from the participation of the Lebedev Physical Institute are reviewed, including the violation of fundamental symmetries, the stability of the fine-structure constant $\alpha$, and sensitive tests of quantum electrodynamics.

PACS: 01.10.Fv, 32.30.Jc, 37.10.De, 37.10.Gh

Received: August 8, 2014
Accepted: August 14, 2014

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0184.201412e.1354

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2014, 57:12, 1230–1238

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