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Relativistic and radiative corrections to the dynamic Stark shift: Gauge invariance and transition currents in the velocity gauge
- Award ID(s):
- 1710856
- PAR ID:
- 10060854
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Physical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review A
- Volume:
- 97
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 2469-9926
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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