Muon transfer from mesic hydrogen to lithium and the atomic intershell correlations

The rates of the molecular muon transfer from mesic hydrogen to lithium are calculated. The obtained rates are of the order of magnitude 10⁶ s^?1. It is shown, that taking into account the intershell correlations results in a considerable change in the reaction rates for some isotope mixtures. The experimental study of the muon transfer can yield an information about the contribution of the intershell correlations to the rate of the process.