Solving the inhomogeneous Bethe-Salpeter equation

Abstract

We develop an advanced method of solving homogeneous and inhomogeneous Bethe-Salpeter equations by using the expansion over the complete set of 4-dimensional spherical harmonics. We solve Bethe-Salpeter equations for bound and scattering states of scalar and spinor particles for the case of one meson exchange kernels. Phase shifts calculated for the scalar model are in agreement with the previously published results. We discuss possible manifestations of separability for one meson exchange interaction kernels.

9 pages, 11 eps-figures. Talk presented by S. S. Semikh at XVII International Baldin Seminar on High Energy Physics Problems "Relativistic Nuclear Physics and Quantum Chromodynamics", September 27 - October 2, 2004, Dubna, Russia; to appear in the proceedings of this conference