Published July 1987 | Version v1
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Green's functions for nonlinear Klein--Gordon kink perturbation theory

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0484

Description

A Green's function is defined for nonlinear Klein--Gordon theories in terms of the solutions to the eigenvalue equation obtained by linearizing the nonlinear wave equation about a static kink waveform. Analytic forms in terms of ''modified'' Lommel functions of two variables are derived for the sine--Gordon, phi-4, and double quadratic potentials. Asymptotic forms for the Green's functions are obtained by investigating the asymptotic behavior of the modified Lommel functions. Methods for calculating the Lommel functions are also outlined

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Journal Title
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.)
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
7
Series
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.).
Journal Page Range
1619-1631
ISSN
0022-2488
CODEN
JMAPA