Relativistic Effects in the Spectra of Atomic Systems

Written by one of the world's leading researchers and his colleagues, this unique book is devoted to the relativistic theory of atomic spectra, based on the adiabatic S-matrix formalism of Gell-Mann and Low. QED theory, applications of S-matrix QED calculations to energy levels, transition probabilities, parity nonconservation in spectra, and theoretical background of adiabatic formalism are discussed.