Interaction between Interpenetrating Charge Clouds and Collision of High-Energy Particles

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the interactions of high-energy particles with interpenetrating charge clouds, revealing how potential strength varies with particle size and speed, and proposing mechanisms for particle collision and disintegration.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed calculation of potentials between high-energy particles, including limited range terms and their dependence on particle size and speed, with implications for particle collision processes.

Findings

Potential increases with particle speed at high energies.

Limited range terms modify Coulomb interactions.

Proposed mechanisms for particle smashing via 3-body collisions.

Abstract

Interaction between two interpenetrating spherically symmetric charge distributions has been calculated. Limited range terms appear in addition to the Coulomb potential. Its strength increases and range decreases with reducing sizes of the interacting particles. Between two hydrogen atoms it yields the Morse Potential. Soft core potentials are obtained between pairs of nucleons. It has been shown that when high-energy particles approach one another the potential between them increases with increasing relative speed. They are not likely to disintegrate on impact. A possible way of smashing particles by 3-body collisions is indicated. PACS no. 11.90.+t 12.40.-y