Scattering of classical and quantum particles by impulsive fields

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AAB626zbMATH Open1391.83004arXiv1707.06780OpenAlexW3104952812MaRDI QIDQ3177415FDOQ3177415

Authors: Herbert Balasin, Peter C. Aichelbrg 

Publication date: 25 July 2018

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate the scattering of classical and quantum particles in impulsive backgrounds fields. These fields model short outbursts of radiation propagating with the speed of light. The singular nature of the problem will be accounted for by the use of Colombeau's generalized function which however give rise to ambiguities. It is the aim of the paper to show that these ambiguities can be overcome by implementing additional physical conditions, which in the non-singular case would be satisfied automatically. As example we discuss the scattering of classical, Klein-Gordon and Dirac particles in impulsive electromagnetic fields.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.06780

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zbMATH Keywords

scatteringdistributionsrelativityKlein-GordonColombeau's generalized function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) (2)-body potential quantum scattering theory (81U05) Special relativity (83A05) Generalized functions for nonlinear analysis (Rosinger, Colombeau, nonstandard, etc.) (46F30)

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• Quantum Mechanics of Collision Processes I. scattering of particles in a definite force field
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