Asymptotic conditions

Before proceeding further, let us make the statement of the asymptotic condition somewhat more precise. Since the operators fj>ta(x)... 

The precise formulation of the asymptotic condition can now be given as follows the operator [Pg.616]

Hence, in the limit A->0, the differential cross-section diverges. This is due to the long range character of the Coulomb field, which entails that the expansion (10-259) of KA does not converge. Alternatively, the asymptotic condition is not valid in this case. 

That the Am term must, in fact, be present can also be inferred from the requirement that >pin(x) be the asymptotic field to which [Pg.663]

It turns out that this choice is correct and that L and L" can be so chosen that (11-144) is satisfied. We shall return to this question in our discussion of the asymptotic condition in Section 11.5 of the present chapter. As preparation for these considerations, we turn in the next few seotions to a discussion of the invariance properties of quantum electrodynamics and their consequences. 

Asymptotic Condition.—In Section 11.1, we exhibited the equivalence of the formulation of quantum electrodynamics in the Coulomb and Lorentz gauges in so far as observable quantities were concerned (t.e., scattering amplitudes). We also noted that both of these formulations, when based on a hamiltonian not containing mass renormalization counter terms, suffered from the difficulty that the... 

In the present section we shall make this difficulfy apparent in a somewhat different way by showing that it is not possible to satisfy the asymptotic condition when the theory is formulated in terms of an unsubtracted hamiltonian of the form jltAll(x) — JS0JV. We shall work in the Lorentz gauge, where the relativistic invariance of the theory is more obvious. 

A similar argument in the case of the A ( ) equation, Eq. (11-461), taken between the vacuum and one-photon state, yields the result that for the asymptotic condition to be satisfied... 

By virtue of the asymptotic condition, the scattering matrix can also be written in the form... 

Quantization of radiation field in terms of field intensity operators, 562 Quantum electrodynamics, 642 asymptotic condition, 698 gauge invariance in relation to operators inducing inhomogeneous Lorentz transformations, 678 invariance properties, 664 invariance under discrete transformations, 679... 

Despite the problems due to non-asymptotic conditions, the relation (t) = 1/Q 1/x is regained from the curves of Fig. 39 with reasonable accuracy. 

Pump-and-treat Pumps water via wells for aboveground treatment and subsequent discharge Cleanup to promulgated standards difficult to accomplish once asymptotic conditions are reached Generates large volumes of water relative to contaminant mass... 

During remediation, contaminant levels decrease until they achieve an asymptotic level. Once asymptotic conditions are reached for several successive sampling periods, continuing remediation activities generally result in little further decrease in contaminant reduction. However, frequently when active remediation is halted, levels of dissolved contaminants abruptly increase (rebound). This increase is the result of the diffusion into solution of contaminants that were previously adsorbed onto the surface of the aquifer media. Sometimes more efficient cleanup is achieved by operating the remediation system on a cycle of several days on and several days off. Cyclic operation allows the operator to time the remediation to treatment of the higher rebound concentrations. 

If asymptotic conditions occur before cleanup standards are reached, the operator should evaluate alternative procedures that will complete the remediation, or consider renegotiation with the lead agency regarding more reasonable cleanup... 

Plume stability Plume is stable asymptotic conditions reached... 

Asymptotic conditions in the treatment system influent are evident through detected low BTEX concentrations. 

Eq. (9.40) reduces to the Gaussian plume equation. Note that the asymptotic condition in Eq. (9.42) corresponds to zh > point source at or near the ground can also be examined. We can take the limit of Eq. (9.39) as h -> 0 using the asymptotic form of... 

Suppose Eq. (6) has a solution with the given asymptotic conditions, which holds true in a wide range of cases [2] then one associates to a given/( ) a solution of the steady state of the Vlasov-Newton equation. There are various restrictions on possible functions/( ) It must be positive or zero and such that the total mass is finite. Of course, as we said, this is not enough to tell what function f E) is to be chosen. Moreover, knowing l>(r), it is possible in principle to find the function/(E) from Eq. (6) by writing the left-hand side as a function of <1) (instead of r). Then there remains to invert an Abel transform to get back/(E). We shall comment now on the impossibility of applying the usual methods of equilibrium statistical mechanics to the present problem (that is, the determination of f E) from a principle of maximization of entropy for instance). 

In the case where neither of these asymptotic conditions applies, that is the system shows intermediate order, then equation 5.104 has to be solved numerically. The... 

It is reasonable... to ask for the determination of the classical field configurations in Euclidean space which minimize the action, subject to appropriate asymptotic conditions in 4-space. These classical solutions are the instantons of the Yang-Mills theory. 

We will carry out our program in two steps. In this section we will derive the two-particle density operator Fn in a three-particle collision approximation for the application in the collision integral of Fl. As compared with Section II.2, the main difference will be the occurrence of bound states and, especially, the generalization of the asymptotic condition, which now has to account for bound states too. For the purpose of the application in the kinetic equation of the atoms (bound states) we need an approximation of the next-higher-order density matrix, that is, F 23 This quantity will be determined under inclusion of certain four-particle interaction. 

The next problem is the determination of the initial value of the three-particle density operator. Using the generalized Bogolyubov asymptotic condition in the approximation (3.39), we obtain finally... 

The next step is essential we define Nopen particular solutions, distinguished by the quantum number n in the list of arguments, by imposing the asymptotic condition... 

The time-dependent formalism would be rather limited if it yielded only the total cross section. However, that is not the case all partial photodissociation cross sections a(Ef,n) can be also extracted from the time-dependent wavepacket. We assume that for large times the wavepacket has completely left the interaction zone and moves entirely in the asymptotic region where the interaction potential Vi(R,r) is zero. Then, the asymptotic conditions (2.59) for the stationary continuum wavefunctions can be inserted into (4.3) yielding... 

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