Campus Units
Physics and Astronomy
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
11-2017
Journal or Book Title
Nuclear Physics A
Volume
967
First Page
860
Last Page
863
DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.05.048
Abstract
We compute the electromagnetic field created by an ultrarelativistic charged particle in vacuum at distances comparable to the particle Compton wavelength. The wave function of the particle is governed by the Klein-Gordon equation, for a scalar particle, or the Dirac equation, for a spin-half particle. The produced electromagnetic field is essentially different in magnitude and direction from the Coulomb field, induced by a classical point charge, due to the quantum diffusion effect. Thus, a realistic computation of the electromagnetic field produced in heavy-ion collisions must be based upon the full quantum treatment of the valence quarks.
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Copyright Owner
The Authors
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Peroutka, Balthazar and Tuchin, Kirill, "Electromagnetic fields from quantum sources in heavy-ion collisions" (2017). Physics and Astronomy Publications. 469.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/physastro_pubs/469
Comments
Peroutka, Balthazar, and Kirill Tuchin. "Electromagnetic fields from quantum sources in heavy-ion collisions." Nuclear Physics A 967 (2017): 860-863. DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.05.048. Posted with permission.