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bavaji
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Hullo,
Somehow, I couldn't get the TeX to come out right.
I have been trying to learn scheme theory (algebraic geometry) and completely forgotten how to do this simple calculus type stuff...
Let V be a potential of the form
[tex]V = \left(\frac{1}{r} + \left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} - \left(\vec{r_{1}} - vec{r_{2}}\right)\right|} - \left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} + \vec{r_{2}}\right|} - \left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} - \vec{r_{1}}\right|} \right)[\tex]
where r = [tex]\left|\vec{r}\right|[\tex].
For large r >> 1 I am supposed to expand in powers of [tex]\frac{\vec{r_{i}}}{r}[\tex] to obtain the expression
[tex] V \sim \frac{1}{r^3}\left(x_{1}x_{2} + y_{1}y_{2} - 2z_{1}z_{2} \right)[\tex] where higher order terms have been neglected.
I tried using the expansion [tex]\left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} + \vec{r'}\right|} = \frac{1}{r} + \frac{\vec{r}\vec{r'}}{r^3}[\tex] + terms of higher order, but somehow end up with V = 0 (up to order [tex]r^-3[\tex]. I have completely forgotten how to do this...
Would be thankful for any help...
Greetings from Germany,
bavaji
Somehow, I couldn't get the TeX to come out right.
I have been trying to learn scheme theory (algebraic geometry) and completely forgotten how to do this simple calculus type stuff...
Homework Statement
Let V be a potential of the form
[tex]V = \left(\frac{1}{r} + \left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} - \left(\vec{r_{1}} - vec{r_{2}}\right)\right|} - \left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} + \vec{r_{2}}\right|} - \left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} - \vec{r_{1}}\right|} \right)[\tex]
where r = [tex]\left|\vec{r}\right|[\tex].
For large r >> 1 I am supposed to expand in powers of [tex]\frac{\vec{r_{i}}}{r}[\tex] to obtain the expression
[tex] V \sim \frac{1}{r^3}\left(x_{1}x_{2} + y_{1}y_{2} - 2z_{1}z_{2} \right)[\tex] where higher order terms have been neglected.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried using the expansion [tex]\left(\frac{1}{\left|\vec{r} + \vec{r'}\right|} = \frac{1}{r} + \frac{\vec{r}\vec{r'}}{r^3}[\tex] + terms of higher order, but somehow end up with V = 0 (up to order [tex]r^-3[\tex]. I have completely forgotten how to do this...
Would be thankful for any help...
Greetings from Germany,
bavaji
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