Scattering of quantum particles by gravitational plane waves

We consider the coupling of quantum massless and massive scalar particles with exact gravitational plane waves. The cross section for scattering of the quantum particles by the waves is shown to coincide with the classical cross section for scattering of geodesics. The expectation value of the scala...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Garriga Torres, Jaume, Verdaguer Oms, Enric, 1950-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1991
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/12408
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/12408
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Teoria quàntica de camps
Ones gravitacionals
Dispersió (Física nuclear)
Partícules (Física nuclear)
Quantum field theory
Gravitational waves
Scattering (Physics)
Particles (Nuclear physics)
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Sumario:We consider the coupling of quantum massless and massive scalar particles with exact gravitational plane waves. The cross section for scattering of the quantum particles by the waves is shown to coincide with the classical cross section for scattering of geodesics. The expectation value of the scalar field stress tensor between scattering states diverges at the points where classical test particles focus after colliding with the wave. This indicates that back-reaction effects cannot be ignored for plane waves propagating in the presence of quantum particles and that classical singularities are likely to develop.