The electric dipole moment of the electron: An Intuitive explanation for the evasion of Schiff's theorem

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 532-536

  Commins, Eugene D ^a   Jackson, J David ^a   Demille, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

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EID: 34250772364     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2710486     Document Type: Article

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