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Solution 8
Solution 8
Solution 8
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Chapter 8
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8.1
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The electromagnetic potential has the form:
ρ(r0 )
Z
V (r) = Ze d3 r 0 . (1)
4π|~r − r~0 |
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The potentials Fourier transform is
Z
V (q) =Ze e−i~q.~r V (r)d3 r
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ρ(r0 ) 3 0 3
Z Z
e−i~q.(r +R)
~0 ~
Ze d rd r
~
4π|R|
~
e−i~q.R
Z Z
e−i~q.r ρ(r0 )d3 r0
~0
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Ze dr
4π|R|~
A0 (q)F (q)
(2)
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where F (q) is the form factor. The Moot cross-section is given by the equa-
tion (8.93). This cross-section is proportional to the zeroth component of the
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dσ
(3)
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∝ |M |2 ∝ |A0 (q)|2
dΩ
The potential is |A0new (q)|2 = |A0 (q)|2 |F (q)|2 , and the new cross-section is:
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dσ 0
dσ
= |F (q)|2
dΩ dΩ M
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The form factor, for low values of r, has the form:
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4πr sin(qr) sin(qr) 1 3
Z Z
F (q) = ρ(r)dr = 4πr − r cos(qr) ρ(r)dr
q q 6 q=0
1 1
Z Z
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2
= 4πr ρ(r)dr − r4 ρ(r)dr = F (0) − rrms (4)
6 6
Sã
dF (q 2 )
1
F (0) + = F (0) − rrms (5)
d|~q | q=0
2 6
and nally:
dF (q 2 )
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rrms = −6 (6)
d|~q2 | |~q|=0
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8.2
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The scattering between a electron and muon is given by the diagram
bellow g.(1) Using the Feynman rules is possibly to nd the probability
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e− (p1) e− (k1)
Sã
µ− (p2)
µ− (k2)
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Figure 1: Feynman diagram of electron muon scattering.
amplitude:
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−gµν
M = ē(k1 )igγ µ e(p1 )µ̄(k2)igγ ν µ(p2 ) (7)
q2
where the spinors are given by letter of the particle (electron spinor is e(p)).
The squared amplitude is (with the explicit spinors indices).
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(8)
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1X g4 X
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|M |2 = 4 ν α α ν
ef (k1 )e¯a (k1 )γab eb (p1 )e¯e (p1 )γef µd (k2 )µ¯g (k2)γgh µh (p2 )µ̄c (p2)γcd
4 spin 4q spin
(9)
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2
|M | = 4 Tr γ γ Tr γ γ
4 spin 4q spin 2me 2me 2m 2m
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The two traces are in the same form. To evaluate the trace it is necessary
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use the gamma matrix properties.
k/1 + me ν p/1 + me α
Tr γ γ
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2me 2me
1 h
ν α 2 ν α
i
Tr k/ 1 γ p
/1 γ + m e γ γ
4m2e
1 µ ρ
k1 p1 4 (g µν g ρα − g µρ g να + g µα g νρ ) + 4m2e g να (10)
4me2
Sã
so the amplitude becomes
1X
|M |2 =
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4 spin
16g 4 µ ρ µν ρα µρ να µα νρ
2
[k1 p 1 (g g − g g + g g )] k 2µ p 2 ρ (g µν gρα − gµρ g να + g µα g νρ ) + m gνα
64q 4 m2 m2e
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g4 2
(11)
(k 1 k2 )(p 1 p 2 ) + (k 1 p 2 )(k2 p 1 ) − k1 p 1 m ≡ (P H × F M )
2q 4 m2 m2e
where FM is the part with the fermion momenta and PH is the remainder
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= |M |2
dΩ 64π 2 EmE 0 Eµ ∂|~k1 |
and |~k1 | = E
=1+ = =
∂E 2Eµ Eµ Eµ
E 2 θ
1 + 2 m sin ( 2 )
=m (13)
Eµ
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The dierential cross-section take the form:
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−1
E 02 16m2e m2 16E 0 m2e
dσ 2 Eµ 2 E 2 θ
= 2 0
|M | E 2 θ
= 2
|M | 1 + 2 sin
dΩ 64π EmE Eµ m(1 + 2 m sin ( 2 )) 64π E m 2
(14)
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and using the P H
−1 −1
16E 0 m2e g4 16α2 E 0
dσ E θ E θ
Sã
2 2 2
PH = 2
|M | 4 2 2 1 + 2 sin = 4 2
1 + 2 sin =
dΩ 64π E 4q m me m 2 16Eq m m 2
−1
α2 E 0
E 2 θ
2 4 θ
1 + 2 sin
8EE 2 E 0 sin 2 m2 m 2
−1
1 − sin2 2θ
α2
E θ
iv.
2
= 4 θ
2 θ
1 + 2 sin =
4E 2 sin 2 2EE 0 m2 1 − sin 2 m 2
−1
1 + 2mE
sin2 2θ
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dσ
= (15)
2m2 EE 0 1 − sin2 2θ
dΩ M
The gure (2) show how the process occur in the muon's rest frame.
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e− (k1)
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µ− (p2) θ
e− (p1)
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µ− (k2)
In the lab frame the four vectors are given by p1 = (E, E p1)
ˆ , p2 = (m, 0),
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between four vectors.
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(p1 + p2 )2 = (k1 + k2 )2 → m2 − 2p1 .p2 = m2 − 2k1 .k2 → p1 .p2 = k1 .k2 = Em
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In the same way it is possibly to nd the others four-vectors products
q 2 = −4EE 0 sin θ
, k1 k2 = p1 .p2 = Em, k1 .p2 = k2 p1 = E 0 m.
2
Sã
Eµ ) = 2m(−E + E 0 − m) = 2m(E 0 − E). So, it is possibly to write E 0 in
terms of E and q .
The fermion part FM can now be write in terms the components of the
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four-vectors
2 2 0 2 θ 0 2 2
(k1 k2 )(p1 p2 ) + (k1 p2 )(k2 p1 ) − k1 p1 m = (Em) + (E m) − 2EE m sin
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2
4
q θ
= + 2EE 0 m2 − 2EE 0 m2 sin2
4 2
4
q2
q 0 2 2 θ 2 0 2 θ θ
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−1
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q2
dσ dσ E θ θ
= 1 + 2 sin2
1− 2
tan (17)
dΩ dΩ M m 2 2m 2
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8.3
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The Feynman amplitude can be found using the usual feynman rules on
the electron vertices and the using the form factors term in the proton vertice.
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So the amplitude get the form:
−gµα µ
α κ αβ
M= ē(k1 )igγ e(p 1 )N̄ (k2 )ig γ F 1 (q) + F 2 (q)iσ q β N (p2 )
q2 2m
Sã
(18)
iv.
g4
|M |2 = ×
q4
µ
ν κ αβ
ēa (k1 )γab eb (p1 )N̄c (k2 )
γ F1 (q) + F2 (q)iσ qβ Nd (p2 )
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2m cd
κ ∗
N̄e (p2 ) γν F1∗ (q) − F2 (q)iσνσ q σ ν
N (k2 )f ēg (p1 )γgh eh (k1 ) (19)
2m ef
where we putted the spinors indices explicit. And summing over spins in the
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X µ ν
eh (k1 )ēa (k1 )γab eb (p1 )ēg (p1 )γgh
κ κ ∗
N (k2 )f N̄c (k2 ) γ µ F1 (q) + F2 (q)iσ µβ qβ Nd (p2 )N̄e (p2 ) γν F1∗ (q) − F2 (q)iσνσ q σ
2m cd 2m ef
(20)
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Tr (k/1 + me )γ µ (p/1 + me )γ ν ×
4me2
1 κ κ ∗
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h i
β ∗ σ
Tr (k/2 + m) γµ F1 (q) + F2 (q)iσµβ q (p/2 + m) γν F1 (q) + F (q)iσνσ q
4m2 2m 2m 2
(21)
the rst trace was evaluated in the previous exercise. The second one can be
Sã
writen as:
κF2∗ F1 σ
2
Tr (k/2 + m)γµ (p/2 + m)γν |F1 | + q (k/2 + m)γµ (p/2 + m)iσνσ +
2m
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" #
κF2 F1∗ q β κF2 2 β σ
Tr − (k/2 + m)σαβ (p/2 + m)γν + q q (k/2 + m)iσµβ (p/2 + m)iσνσ
2m 2m
(22)
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The second trace in (22) can be evaluated using the properties of gamma
matrices
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Tr (k/2 + m) .γµ . p/2 + m .iσνσ = 4m (k2ν gµσ − k2σ gµν − p2 ν gµσ + p2σ gµν )
(23)
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Tr (k/2 + m) iσνσ p/2 + m .γµ = 4m (k2β gµν − k2µ gβν − p2β gµν + p2µ gβν )
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(24)
put them together we have and contracting with qβ :
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The last trace is the hader to compute, because is a trace of eight gamma
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matrix.
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q β q σ (k/2 + m) iσµβ p/2 + m iσνσ =
+ 8g µν (q · k2 ) (q · p2 ) − 4q 2 g µν (k2 · p2 ) + 4q 2 k2 ν p2 µ + 4q 2 k2 µ p2 ν − 4p2 µ q ν (q · k2 )
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− 4p2 ν q µ (q · k2 ) − 4k2 µ q ν (q · p2 ) − 4k2 ν q µ (q · p2 ) + 4q µ q ν (k2 · p2 ) − 4m2 q 2 g µν + 4m2 q µ q ν
(26)
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Putting all the traces together (22):
I
z }| {
|F1 |2 4 p2 µ k2 ν + k2 µ p2 ν − g µν (k2 · p2 ) + m2 g µν
iv.
2κF2∗ F1 (g µν (q · p2 − q · k2 ) + q µ (k2 ν − p2 ν )) − 2κF1∗ F2 (g µν (q · p2 − q · k2 ) + k2 µ q ν − p2 µ q ν )
κF2 2 µν
+ 8g (q · k2 ) (q · p2 ) − 4q 2 g µν (k2 · p2 ) + 4q 2 k2 ν p2 µ + 4q 2 k2 µ p2 ν − 4p2 µ q ν (q · k2 )
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2m
−4p2 ν q µ (q · k2 ) − 4k2 µ q ν (q · p2 ) − 4k2 ν q µ (q · p2 ) + 4q µ q ν (k2 · p2 ) − 4m2 q 2 g µν + 4m2 q µ q ν
(27)
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The last term times (28)
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16(−2 (k1 · k2 ) (q · p1 )2 + 2m2 (q · k1 ) (q · p1 ) + m2 q 2 (k1 · p1 ) − 2 (k1 · p1 ) (q · k2 ) (q · p1 )
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where the two last terms are dropped because p21 = m2e . So, using the rela-
tions in earlier problem k1 · p2 = k2 · p1 , k1 · k2 = p2 · p1 and:
Sã
q2
q · k2 = k2 (k2 − p2 ) = = −q · p2
2
iv.
2
(29) as
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32 [(k1 · p2 ) (k2 · p1 ) + (k1 · k2 ) (p1 · p2 ) − m2 (k1 · p1 )] |F1 |2 =
q2
θ θ
2
64m EE cos 0 2
1− 2
tan |F1 |2 (32)
2 2m 2
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2
θ q θ
2
64m EE cos 0 2
2
tan 2
(33)
2 2m 2
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The (31) becomes:
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q 4 /4 −q 2 /2
2 2 z }| {2 2 2 2 2 4
z }| {
2 2
2q (k · p ) −4q (k · p ) − 4q (p · p ) + q (k1 · p1 ) −2m q (k1 · p1 )
2 1 1 1 2 1 2
m
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Sã
1 2 2 2 2 2
(34)
= −2q + 8q (k 1 · p 2 ) (p 1 · p 2 ) + m k1 .p 1
m2
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κ|F2 |2
4
2 2 q 0 2 2
− −2q + 8q + 2EE m + m k1 .p1
m2 4
2 2 0 2 θ
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= −16κ|F2 | q EE 1 + sin
2
2 2 2 2
q κ|F2 | q κ|F2 |
θ θ
−64EE 0 m2 cos2 2
+ 2
tan2 (35)
2 4m 2m 2
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Putting all together, and using the fact that (29) was already computed
in (16):
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0 2 θ 2
64EE m cos ×
2
q2
2 2
q κ|F2 |2 q 2 κ|F2 |2
2 θ ∗ ∗ q 2 θ 2 θ
|F1 | 1 − 2
tan −κ(F2 F1 + F1 F2 ) 2
tan − 2
+ 2
tan
2m 2 2m 2 4m 2m 2
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(36)
Until now was not used the fact that we had the factor 1/4 of averaging
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spin and the other terms to determine the cross-section. We can use the
result obtained in the earlier exercise (15). But now we have to be carefully
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with the right denominator factor. In the M matrix we already have in the
denominator 64m2 m2e , the mass will cancel with the numerator in (12). So,
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using the fact that the ne structure constant is α = g 2 /4π 2 we can write
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−1
E
1 + 2m sin2 2θ
dσ dσ
= × (eq.(36)) (37)
dΩ dΩ M 64m2 EE 0 1 − sin2 2θ
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and nally
−1
q2κ
dσ dσ E θ κ 2 θ
= 1 + 2 sin2 2
|F1 | − 2
2
|F2 | − 2
(F1 + κF2 ) tan2
dΩ dΩ m 2 4m 2m 2
Sã
M
(38)
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8.4
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In this exercise we have to be carefully with the right way to write the
fermions spinors. The gure below is the same one of problem 8.1. we can
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e− (k1)
Sã
− µ− (p2) θ
e (p1)
µ− (k2)
~σ
p·~ |~
p|
χ c
E+m 1 E+m
s
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where A = E+m
2m
and the spinors χr , with r = 1, 2 are given by:
θ θ
cos 2
c − sin 2
−s
χ1 = ≡ χ2 = ≡
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sin 2θ s cos 2θ c
(40)
where θ is the angle between the spin and some axes, in our case is the z
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axes. So, the gure above says that if we have a electron with momentum
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p~ = |~p|ẑ and ~σ = σ3 ẑ , so the spinors are:
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1 0
0 1
(41)
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u1 (p) = A u2 (p) = A
|~
p|
0
E+m
|~
p|
0 E+m
The spinor after the colision has a momentum p~0 = |~p0 |(sin θx̂ + cos θẑ) where
Sã
|~p0 | = |~p| and the spin operator is ~σ = x̂σz sin θ + ẑσz cos θ. So the scattered
spinors are:
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c −s
s c
0 0
(42)
u1 (p ) = A u2 (p ) = A
|~
p| |~
p|
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c s
E+m E+m
|~
p|
s − E+m c
electron with a positive helicity. The initial spinor u1 is given by eq. (41).
The nal spinor, u2 , will be given by the eq.(41). The amplitude probability is
given by the product u†2 (p0 )u1 (p). The probability is the square of amplitude
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modulus
" 2 #2 2
|~p| 2m2
E+m θ
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Now we have to normalize this expression with the (is the trace of eq. 8.93)
θ θ
E 2 + m2 + |~p|2 cos θ E 2 cos2 + m2 sin
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X
0 0 2 2 2
|ūr (p )γ us (p)| = =
4m2 2m2
(44)
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so the probability of helicity split is
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m2 sin2 2θ
(45)
E 2 cos2 2θ + m2 sin θ
2
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Sã
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8.5
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The Mott scattering with positrons has the same amplitude as in scat-
tering with electrons, but we have to change the spinors to the antiparticles
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one. So the amplitude becomes
Sã
When we square the amplitude and take the spin average, the completness
relation is given by /−m
p
2m
. Is this the same one that a particle completness
relation but changing m → −m. So, to calculate the cross-section relation
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we have to do the same procedure as in electron case. So, we just need to
change m value in equation 8.93a:
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dσ 2(αZ)2 2
= (E + p~.~p0 + m2 ) (47)
dΩ |~q|2
As we can see the cross section do not change with the change m → −m
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For this process we have two diagrams contributions (3). So, the am-
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ū(p1) ū(k1) ū(p1)
ū(k1)
Sã
+
1 1
M= ū(k1 )ieγ µ up1 ū(k2 )ieγµ u(p2 ) + ū(k2 )ieγ ν up1 ū(k1 )ieγν u(p2 )
p1 − k1 p1 − k2
(48)
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1
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|M |2 = ū(k1 )ieγ µ up1 ū(k2 )ieγµ u(p2 )ū(p2 )ieγ ν uk2 ū(p1 )ieγµ u(k1 )
(p1 − k1 )2
1
ū(k2 )ieγ µ up1 ū(k1 )ieγµ u(p2 )ū(p2 )ieγ ν uk1 ū(p1 )ieγµ u(k2 )
(p1 − k2 )2
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2
− ū(k1 )ieγ µ up1 ū(k2 )ieγµ u(p2 )ū(p2 )ieγ ν uk1 ū(p1 )ieγµ u(k2 )
(p1 − k1 ) (p1 − k2 )2
2
(49)
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k1 = (E ′, E ′û)
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p1 = (E, E k̂) p2 = (E, −E k̂)
Scattering
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k2 = (E ′, −E ′û)
Sã
the rst term gives the rst trace I
1 h i h i
I= Tr (p/1 + m)γ (k/ + m)γ Tr (p/2 + m)γ ν
(k/ + m)γ µ
(50)
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ν 1 µ 2
16m2
1 h i
III Tr p/ + m)γν (k/ 2 + m)γµ (p/ + m)γ ν
(k/ 1 + m)γ µ
(52)
16m2 1 2
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Now to obtain the relations between the four vectors we will choose the CoM
frame as in g.(4): So, using the four vector conservation:
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(p1 + p2 )2 = (k1 + k2 )2 → E = E 0
p1 · p2 = k1 · k2 = E 2
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k1 · p1 = E 2 (1 − cos θ)
p1 · k2 = p2 · k2 = E 2 (1 + cos θ) (53)
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so using the trace properties and using m E
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I = 32((k1 · k2 )(p1 · p2 ) + (k1 · p2 )(k2 · p1 )) = 32 (p1 · p2 )2 + (k1 · p2 )2 (54)
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III = −32(k1 · k2 )(p1 · p2 ) = −32(p1 · p2 )2 (56)
so
Sã
I = 32 4E 4 + E 4 (1 + cos θ)2 (57)
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III = −32(4E 4 ) (59)
From eq.(12) we can see that the derivative is equal to unity, so we have:
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dσ m4
= 2 2 |M |2 (60)
dΩ 4π E
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m4 e4 I II 2III
dσ
= 2 2 + −
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!
4 + 4 cos4 2θ 4 + 4 sin2 2θ
α2 8
= + +
16 sin4 2θ 16 cos4 2θ 16 sin2 2θ cos2 2θ
2E 2
!
1 + cos4 2θ 1 + sin2 2θ
α2 2
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= + + (61)
E 4 sin4 2θ cos4 2θ sin2 2θ cos2 2θ
8E 2
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and nally
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!
1 + cos4 2θ 1 + sin2 2θ
2
dσ α 2
= + + (62)
E 4 sin4 2θ cos4 2θ sin2 θ θ
dΩ 8E 2 2
cos2 2
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Sã
iv.
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