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We will now examine one of the most central features of the interaction between the electromagnetic field and charged matter as described by the interaction Lagrangian density int given by Eq. (3.189). As has been explicitly shown above, this form for jnt is the simplest choice compatible with all 

Inserting this expression for into the interaction term given by Eq. (3.189) yields the action 

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We further make the following tentative conjecture (probably valid only under restricted circumstances, e.g., minimal coupling between degrees of freedom) In quantum field theories, too, the YM residual fields, A and F, arise because the particle states are truncated (e.g., the proton-neutron multiplet is an isotopic doublet, without consideration of excited states). Then, it is within the truncated set that the residual fields reinstate the neglected part of the interaction. If all states were considered, then eigenstates of the form shown in Eq. (90) would be exact and there would be no need for the residual interaction negotiated by A and F. 

The Ether is not useful to teach MT. The EM field is most effectively viewed as an irreducible entity completely defined by Maxwell s equations. (If one wants to make the interaction with point charges in N.M or QM explicit, one can add the Lorentz force or the minimal coupling.) All physical properties of th EM field and its interaction with matter follow from Maxwell s equations and the matter equations. 

Pattern 16.10, Collaborations and Responsibilities Document and minimize coupling by designing responsibilities and collaborators compose patterns of collaborations to define the design. 

Minimize Coupling (Dependencies). The list of collaborations should be small. The well-known CRC technique of detailing responsibilities and collaborations on a single index card gives some idea of their preferred sizes. If the list is too large, suspect that a redistribution of responsibilities is required. 

In relativistic theory, we apply the minimal coupling recipe to the Dirac Hamiltonian... 

The spin-spin coupling constants for the spectrum of dibenzothiophene in carbon tetrachloride and acetone have been accurately determined by computer analysis and listed. In routine structural studies of derivatives of dibenzothiophene it is usually found that ortho-couplings are close to 8 Hz, meta couplings about 2 Hz and between 0.5 and 1 Hz. In chloroform-dj, H-2 and 3 in dibenzothiophene have the same chemical shift and the spectrum of 1,4-dimethyldibenzothiophene in this solvent also shows H-2,3 as a singlet at 87.03. Apart from the minimal coupling which has been detected between H-1,9 of 0.08 Hz, no interring coupling is observed in dibenzothiophenes. 

Exact neutralization of the diazonium salt solution is necessary in order to minimize coupling... 

Figure 8.2.13 Schematic of the probehead using four decoupled coils, as reported in Reference [19] (a) top-down view (b) side view. Each coil and corresponding matching network is oriented at 90° with respect to its nearest neighbour in order to minimize coupling. Reprinted with permission From Li, Y., Wolters, A., Malaway, P., Sweedler, J. V. and Webb, A. G., Anal. Chem., 71, 4815—4820 (1999). Copyright (1999) American Chemical Society...

FIGURE 7.7 Equipment wiring to minimize coupling of noise. 

As we shall see, phenols can cou) with diazonium salts to form azo compounds (Sec. 23.17) the more acidic the solution, however, the more slowly this coupling occurs. To minimize coupling during the synthesis of a phenol, therefore —coupling, that is, between phenol that has been formed and diazonium ion that has not yet reacted—the diazoiuum sdukiM is added slowly to a large volume of boiling dilute sulfuric add. 

The first two terms are the molecular Hamiltonian and the radiation field Hamiltonian. The molecular Schrodinger equation for the first term in (5.2) is assumed solved, with known eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Solutions for the second term in (3.4) in vacuo are taken in second-quantized form. Hint can be taken in minimal-coupling form (5.3) allowing for the variation of the radiation field over the extent of the molecule,... 

Earlier in this section it was commented on how the minimal-coupling QED Hamiltonian is obtained from fhe classical Lagrangian function. A few words are in order regarding the derivation of the multipolar Hamiltonian (6). One method involves the application of a canonical transformation to the minimal-coupling Hamiltonian [32]. In classical mechanics, such a transformation renders the Poisson bracket and Hamilton s canonical equations of motion invariant. In quantum mechanics, a canonical transformation preserves both the commutator and Heisenberg s operator equation of motion. The appropriate generating function that converts H uit is propor-... 

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