Previous calculations of all second- and fourth-order radiative corrections, which contribute to the Lamb shift, are discussed. Further corrections to the Lamb shift in hydrogen and deuterium, resulting from the finite mass and internal structure of the nuclei, are calculated. The final theoretical results for the Lamb shift, excluding all sixth-order corrections, are (1057.19±{}0.16) Mc/sec for hydrogen and (1058.49±{}0.16) Mc/sec for deuterium. These values are about half a megacycle smaller than the corresponding experimental results.
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