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Coulomb potential from a particle in uniform ultrarelativistic motion

Nuclear Theory 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

The Coulomb potential produced by an ultrarelativistic particle (such as a heavy ion) in uniform motion is shown in the appropriate gauge to factorize into a longitudinal Dirac delta function of (z - t) times the simple two dimensional potential solution in the transverse direction. This form makes manifest the source of the energy independence of the interaction.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9511004,
  title  = {Coulomb potential from a particle in uniform ultrarelativistic motion},
  author = {A. J. Baltz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9511004},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, latex, revtex source, no figures