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Dynamics of Dollard asymptotic variables. Asymptotic fields in Coulomb scattering

Mathematical Physics 2016-02-17 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

Generalizing Dollard's strategy, we investigate the structure of the scattering theory associated to any large time reference dynamics UD(t)U_D(t) allowing for the existence of M{\o}ller operators. We show that (for each scattering channel) UD(t)U_D(t) uniquely identifies, for t±t \to \pm \infty, {\em asymptotic dynamics} U±(t)U_\pm(t); they are unitary {\em groups} acting on the scattering spaces, satisfy the M{\o}ller interpolation formulas and are interpolated by the SS-matrix. In view of the application to field theory models, we extend the result to the adiabatic procedure. In the Heisenberg picture, asymptotic variables are obtained as LSZ-like limits of Heisenberg variables; their time evolution is induced by U±(t)U_\pm(t), which replace the usual free asymptotic dynamics. On the asymptotic states, (for each channel) the Hamiltonian can by written in terms of the asymptotic variables as H=H±(qout/in,pout/in)H = H_\pm (q_{out/in}, p_{out/in}), H±(q,p) H_\pm (q,p) the generator of the asymptotic dynamics. As an application, we obtain the asymptotic fields ψout/in\psi_{out/in} in repulsive Coulomb scattering by an LSZ modified formula; in this case, U±(t)=U0(t)U_\pm(t)= U_0(t), so that ψout/in\psi_{out/in} are \emph{free} canonical fields and H=H0(ψout/in)H = H_0(\psi_{out/in}).

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@article{arxiv.1410.5612,
  title  = {Dynamics of Dollard asymptotic variables. Asymptotic fields in Coulomb scattering},
  author = {G. Morchio and F. Strocchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.5612},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

34 pages, with minor improvements in the text and correction of misprints