Is the Schwinger correction to the electron magnetic moment unique?

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Vitaly Golovko This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3467247/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The Schwinger correction to the magnetic moment of an electron is proportional to the fine-structure constant and is due to the vacuum polarization. In quantum electrodynamics, the Schwinger correction is calculated by considering the electron placed in a constant magnetic field. In the present paper, the electron is considered to be in a hydrogen atom and it is demonstrated that the Schwinger correction is equal to zero in this case. Therefore, the Schwinger correction is not unique and depends upon the field in which the electron is located. Quantum electrodynamics Electron magnetic moment Schwinger correction Vector potential. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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