High-Energy Electron-Nuclear Scattering
Abstract
The Hamiltonian of a Dirac electron is transformed to a representation in which an expansion in inverse powers of the kinetic energy is facilitated. The approximation of Yennie, Ravenhall, and Wilson is readily obtained and correction terms of order (mp)2 indicated. At lower energies, it is shown that the scattering gives the gross aspects rather than the details of the charge distribution, as is well known. Effects of the spin-dependent terms in the interaction are discussed.
- Publication:
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Physical Review
- Pub Date:
- April 1956
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRev.102.527
- Bibcode:
- 1956PhRv..102..527M