Download or read book Coulomb Effects in Relativistic Nuclear Collisions written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, we derive simple analytical formulas for Coulomb final-state interactions and apply them to the analysis of recent data on nuclear collisions. The [pi]-/[pi]+ ratio, the [pi]+ inclusive cross section, and the n/p ratio are studied. A relativistic field theoretic model is used to derive the formulas to first order in Z[alpha]. Using well-known non-perturbative results, we recast those formulas into an approximate non-perturbative form valid when finite-size effects are negligible. This allows us to calculate the important k → 0 limit. The final formulas are covariant and take into account multiple independently moving charged fragments of finite size and finite thermal expansion velocities. Finally, our studies demonstrate analytically the complexity and importance of Coulomb distortions in nuclear collisions.