Quantum Theory of Scattering

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Prentice-Hall, 1962 - Science - 495 pages
General theory of scattering of a particle by a central field -- Partial wave analysis -- Integral equation for scattering -- Born and other approximations -- Variational methods -- Slow collisions : theory of scattering length and effective range -- Appendices to section -- F.S. Matrix and bound states, virtual and decaying states -- Determination of V(r) from the scattering data -- Scattering of a particle by a non-central field -- Scattering by tensor and L*S potential : partial wave analysis -- Scattering by tensor and L*S fields : born approximation -- Polarization effects -- Nucleon-nucleon scattering -- Collision between composite particles -- Scattering of an electron by hydrogen atom -- Scattering involving rearrangements -- Scattering of a particle by a system of particles -- Time-dependent theory of scattering -- Methods of unitary operator and of Green's function -- Time-dependent theory of scattering : variational principles of Lippman and Schwinger -- Time-dependent theory of scattering : treatment of Gellman and Goldberger -- Time-dependent theory : method of spectral representation -- Mathematical theory of scattering operator -- Nuclear reactions -- Resonance reactions -- Optical model -- Deuteron stripping reaction and other direct processes -- Scattering matrix S and derivative matrix -- Scattering matrix S -- The R or derivative, matrix -- Dispersion relations -- Dispersion relation and causality in optics : observations of the Kronig and Kramers -- Dispersion relations : scattering by a potential.

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GENERAL THEORY OF SCATTERING OF A PARTICLE
1
B INTEGRAL EQUATION FOR SCATTERING
26
BORN AND OTHER APPROXIMATIONS
37
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