Abstract
The three-dimensional wave function for a sharply cut-off Coulomb potential is analytically derived. The asymptotic form of the related scattering amplitude reveals a failure of the standard renormalization factor which is believed to be generally valid for any type of screening.
- Received 5 March 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.79.044003
©2009 American Physical Society
Synopsis
Screening and the Coulomb interaction
Published 4 May 2009
How screening affects the Coulomb interaction has long been considered a solved problem, but an analysis indicates there is an error in the widely used analytical approach.
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