On ortho-positronium and gauge

Abstract

Binding energy of the $1^{-}$ state (ortho-positronium) in QED is calculated using the one-photon exchange Bethe-Salpeter equation in the Feynman and Coulomb gauges for different coupling constants $\alpha$. Calculations show there is a remarkable difference in values of the binding energy for different coupling constants in these two gauges.

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