Deriving the effective potential due to screening

SkeZa
Messages
6
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement



I'm supposed to show that the Lindhard dielectric functions gives a contribution to the effective potential of a metals as

U_{eff}( \vec{r} ) \propto \frac{cos( 2 k_{F}r)}{r^{3}}

in the limit of r\rightarrow\infty for d = 3 (3 dimensions)

Homework Equations



Lindhard dielectric function:
\epsilon(\vec{k},0) = 1 + \frac{\kappa^{2}_{TF}}{2k^{2}} ( 1 + \frac{1}{4k_{F}}\frac{4k^{2}_{F}-k^{2}}{2k}\ln \frac{2k_{F}+k}{2k_{F}-k}) = \epsilon(\vec{k})

U_{eff}(\vec{k}) = \frac{U(\vec{k})}{\epsilon(\vec{k},0)}

U(\vec{k}) = \frac{4 \pi e^{2}}{k^{2}}

U_{eff}(\vec{r}) is the inverse (spatial) Fourier transform of U_{eff}(\vec{k})

k_{F} is the Fermi wavevector

\kappa^{2}_{TF} is the Thomas-Fermi wavevector (constant)

The Attempt at a Solution


I've tried to Taylor expand \frac{1}{\epsilon(\vec{k})} around 2k_{F} but the first derivative contains the logarithm which is divergent. I tried this because one of my classmates recommended it.

I tried to perform the Fourier transform by
U_{eff}(\vec{r}) \propto \int d\vec{k} e^{i \vec{k}\bullet\vec{r}}\frac{U(\vec{k})}{\epsilon(\vec{k},0)} \propto \int k^{2} dk d(cos(\theta)) d\phi e^{i k r cos(\theta)}\frac{U(\vec{k})}{\epsilon(\vec{k},0)} \propto \int k^{2} dk \frac{U(\vec{k})}{\epsilon(\vec{k},0)} \frac{e^{ikr} - e^{-ikr}}{ikr} \propto \frac{1}{r}\int dk \frac{1}{k \epsilon(\vec{k})} sin(kr)

This is kinda where I'm stuck.
How do I proceed from here?
Or am I supposed to have done something else?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
The logarithm diverges, but it is multiplied by 0 (for the first term in the Taylor expansion).
 
I know that.

The problem is how to simplify/rewrite that expression (the last one) into something solveable...
 
Hi, I had an exam and I completely messed up a problem. Especially one part which was necessary for the rest of the problem. Basically, I have a wormhole metric: $$(ds)^2 = -(dt)^2 + (dr)^2 + (r^2 + b^2)( (d\theta)^2 + sin^2 \theta (d\phi)^2 )$$ Where ##b=1## with an orbit only in the equatorial plane. We also know from the question that the orbit must satisfy this relationship: $$\varepsilon = \frac{1}{2} (\frac{dr}{d\tau})^2 + V_{eff}(r)$$ Ultimately, I was tasked to find the initial...
The value of H equals ## 10^{3}## in natural units, According to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_units, ## t \sim 10^{-21} sec = 10^{21} Hz ##, and since ## \text{GeV} \sim 10^{24} \text{Hz } ##, ## GeV \sim 10^{24} \times 10^{-21} = 10^3 ## in natural units. So is this conversion correct? Also in the above formula, can I convert H to that natural units , since it’s a constant, while keeping k in Hz ?
Back
Top