Yukawa potential and the Klein Gordon

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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

LHS = \frac{e^{-\mu r}}{r} \left[ (m^2 - \mu^2) - \frac{2\mu}{r} - \frac{2}{r^2} \right]

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

LHS = \left( E^2 - p^2 - m^2 \right)\phi

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?

 

[TSny]

Part (a)

Using the relation given, I got

LHS = \frac{e^{-\mu r}}{r} \left[ (m^2 - \mu^2) - \frac{2\mu}{r} - \frac{2}{r^2} \right]

Be sure you are using the correct expression for the Laplacian in spherical coordinates.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LaplacesEquationSphericalCoordinates.html