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Parametrization Dependence Of The Energy-Momentum Tensor And The Metric, Nej Bjerrum-Bohr, Jf Donoghue, Br Holstein
Parametrization Dependence Of The Energy-Momentum Tensor And The Metric, Nej Bjerrum-Bohr, Jf Donoghue, Br Holstein
Barry R Holstein
We use results by Kirilin to comment that in general relativity the nonleading terms in the energy-momentum tensor of a particle depends on the parameterization of the gravitational field. The classical observables are parameterization independent after a change in coordinates. The quantum effects that emerge within the same calculation of the metric also depend on the parameterization and a full quantum calculation requires the inclusion of further diagrams. However, within a given parameterization the quantum effects calculated by us in a previous paper are well defined. Flaws of Kirilin’s proposed alternate metric definition are described and we explain why the …
Second Born Approximation And Coulomb Scattering, Br Holstein
Second Born Approximation And Coulomb Scattering, Br Holstein
Barry R Holstein
We examine the problem of calculating higher order contributions to the Coulomb scattering amplitude. To make contact with the well known result, it is necessary to modify the conventional definition of the scattering amplitude.