Integral Calculation for Yukawa Potential Differential Cross Section

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The discussion centers on the calculation of the differential cross section for Yukawa potential, specifically addressing the conditions under which certain terms become negative or positive. There is confusion regarding the expression |iq - 1/a| and its implications for the calculations, particularly why it should be less than 1. The participants clarify that for the term e(iq - 1/a) to converge, certain conditions on the parameters q and a must be satisfied, leading to the conclusion that a must be greater than 0. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding the behavior of exponential terms in the context of Yukawa potential. Overall, the thread emphasizes the need for clarity in mathematical expressions to solve the problem accurately.
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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.
 
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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.
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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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