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Homework Statement
a)Show that the yukawa potential is a valid static-field euation
b)Show this solution also works
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Part (a)
Using the relation given, I got
[tex]LHS = \frac{e^{-\mu r}}{r} \left[ (m^2 - \mu^2) - \frac{2\mu}{r} - \frac{2}{r^2} \right] [/tex]
So for LHS = RHS = 0, it means that ##m = \mu = -\frac{1}{r}##, so the wavefunction is ##\phi = \frac{e}{r}##.
What does this mean?
Part (b)
Using the relation given, I got
[tex] LHS = \left( E^2 - p^2 - m^2 \right)\phi [/tex]
For LHS = RHS = 0, it means that ## E^2 - p^2 = m^2##.
Does this mean that the particle must be on the mass shell? i.e. an external particle and not an internal (virtual) particle?What are the physical interpretations of these?