Publication Date

2008

Comments

This is the pre-published version received from arXiv. The published version is located at http://prd.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v78/i1/e013001

Abstract

We analyze the electromagnetic scattering of massive particles with and without spin wherein one particle (or both) is electrically neutral. Using the techniques of effective field theory, we isolate the leading long distance effects, both classical and quantum mechanical. For spinless systems results are identical to those obtained earlier via more elaborate dispersive methods. However, we also find new results if either or both particles carry spin.

Volume

78

Issue

1

Journal Title

Physics Review D