Abstract
The features of the scattering of massive neutral particles propagating in the field of a gravitational plane wave are compared with those characterizing their interaction with an electromagnetic radiation field. The motion is geodesic in the former case, whereas in the case of an electromagnetic pulse it is accelerated by the radiation field filling the associated spacetime region. The interaction with the radiation field is modeled by a force term entering the equations of motion proportional to the 4-momentum density of radiation observed in the particle's rest frame. The corresponding classical scattering cross sections are evaluated too. © 2012 American Physical Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 064016 |
| Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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