Integral Calculation for Yukawa Potential Differential Cross Section

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This discussion revolves around the calculation of the differential cross section related to the Yukawa potential. Participants are exploring the implications of certain mathematical expressions and their conditions.

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  • Conceptual clarification, Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

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  • Participants are attempting to understand the conditions under which certain terms in the equations become negative or positive. There are questions about the implications of the expression | e(iq - 1/a) | and its relationship to the values at r=0 and r=∞.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing insights and corrections to each other's posts. Some have suggested that for the expression to hold, specific conditions on the parameters q and a must be met, while others are questioning the rationale behind these conditions.

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There appears to be some confusion regarding the assumptions made about the parameters involved in the Yukawa potential, particularly concerning their real values and the implications for the mathematical expressions being analyzed.

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This is a calculation about differential cross section of Yukawa potential.

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I can't understand how that highlighted part can be -1 ,
we don't know if the parenthesis term (iq-1/a) is negative or positive tho.
 

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Subtracting the value at r=0 would give you -1. For the value at r=∞ to disappear, we must have | e(iq - 1/a) | < 1. So if q and a are real, that means | e1/a | > 1, so a>0.
 
FactChecker said:
Subtracting the value at r=0 would give you -1. For the value at r=∞ to disappear, we must have | e(iq - 1/a) | < 1.
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I don't know why | iq - 1/a | should be smaller than 1 ?
 
BREAD said:
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I don't know why | iq - 1/a | should be smaller than 1 ?
Sorry. You may have looked at my post as I was correcting it. | e(iq-1/a)r | = | (e(iq-1/a))r | = | (e(iq-1/a)) |r = | (e(-1/a)) |r= 1/| (e(1/a)) |r
 
FactChecker said:
Sorry. You may have looked at my post as I was correcting it. | e(iq-1/a)r | = | (e(iq-1/a))r | = | (e(iq-1/a)) |r = | (e(-1/a)) |r= 1/| (e(1/a)) |r

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I appreciate for your quick reply
 

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