Massive-Field Approach to the Scalar Self Force in Curved Spacetime
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
We derive a new regularization method for the calculation of the (massless) scalar self force in curved spacetime. In this method, the scalar self force is expressed in terms of the difference between two retarded scalar fields: the massless scalar field, and an auxiliary massive scalar field. This field difference combined with a certain limiting process gives the expression for the scalar self-force. This expression provides a new self force calculation method.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0309103,
title = {Massive-Field Approach to the Scalar Self Force in Curved Spacetime},
author = {Eran Rosenthal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0309103},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
23 pages, few modifications