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By using the general expression of the matrix elements of the transitions S1/2-P1/2, S1/2-P3/2, established in previous papers, and the Sommerfeld and Schur method of integration, the matrix elements of the transitions 1S1/2-continuum are carried out, in a first step, without retardation.
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Boudet, R. A Relativistic Calculation of the Matrix Elements Used in the Photoeffect and the Lamb Shift. Foundations of Physics 29, 49–66 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018813103272
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