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Centre-of-mass state vectors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. Hamilton
J. Hamilton
Affiliation:
Christ's CollegeCambridge
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Abstract

The properties of centre-of-mass systems at high energies are discussed, and the single time form of field theory is used to set up state vectors that describe the simpler centre-of-mass states of fields. These states, which are labelled by the eigenvalues of total angular momentum, are expanded in terms of the spherical harmonic resolution of the fields about a fixed point. A discussion of the application of the method to pion-nucleon scattering is given.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , January 1956 , pp. 97 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1956

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