COULOMB PROBLEM FOR VECTOR BOSONS IN STANDARD MODEL

2005/11/15 by M. Yu. Kuchiev, V. V. Flambaum · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph #hep-th #physics.atom-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/s0217732306019992

published as Mod.Phys.Lett.A21:781-788,2006 · 4 pages

arxiv created 2005/11/15 · openalex publication_date 2006/03/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The Coulomb problem for vector bosons W ± propagating in an attractive Coulomb field incorporates a known difficulty, i.e. the total charge of the boson localized on the Coulomb center turns out to be infinite. This difficulty is shown to be resolved by the QED vacuum polarization, which brings in a strong effective repulsion and eradicates the infinite charge of the boson on the Coulomb center. The effect makes the Coulomb problem for vector bosons well defined and consistent with the Standard Model.

Citations

• Analysis of wave equations for spin-1 particles interacting with an electromagnetic field
• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (in "The Review of Particle Properties" 2004)

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