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Relativistic and Realistic Classical Mechanics of Two Interacting Point Particles

Christian Fronsdal

  • University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024

Phys. Rev. D 4, 1689 – Published 15 September, 1971

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.4.1689

Abstract

Classical mechanics of two point particles interacting at a distance is given a Lorentz-co-variant formulation without introducing unphysical degrees of freedom such as usually accompany the two-time formalism. The theory is then quantized and compared with quantum field theory to allow the determination of realistic potentials. Exact solutions are obtained for an inverse distance potential; classical orbits as well as quantum energy levels are determined.

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