Abstract
The problem of scattering from an assembly of non-overlapping spherical potentials is solved in partial-wave basis for each of the constituent potentials. The resulting scattering operator is a quotient of two infinite matrices and depends on "on-shell" partial wave amplitudes of the individual potentials. It suggests in general a truncation scheme which essentially considers only those partial waves effective for each collision at the given energy. The multiple-scattering series is recovered and limiting cases of low energy and high energy are considered. Applications to high-energy scattering of elementary particles on nuclei are briefly discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 56-76 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Annals of Physics |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1973 |