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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139242803321

Autore

Friedrich Harald

Titolo

Scattering Theory / / by Harald Friedrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-642-38282-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 287 p. 68 illus., 47 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 872

Disciplina

539.758

Soggetti

Mathematical physics

Low temperature physics

Low temperatures

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Low Temperature Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Classical Scattering Theory -- Elastic Scattering by a Conservative Potential -- Internal Excitation, Inelastic Scattering -- Special Topics -- Scaling -- Special Functions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a concise and modern coverage of scattering theory. It is motivated by the fact that experimental advances have shifted and broadened the scope of applications where concepts from scattering theory are used, e.g. to the field of ultracold atoms and molecules, which has been experiencing enormous growth in recent years, largely triggered by the successful realization of Bose-Einstein condensates of dilute atomic gases in 1995.  In the present treatment, special attention is given to the role played by the long-range behaviour of the projectile-target interaction, and a theory is developed, which is well suited to describe near-threshold bound and continuum states in realistic binary systems such as diatomic molecules or molecular ions.  The level of abstraction is kept as low as at all possible, and deeper questions related to mathematical foundations of scattering theory are passed by. The book should be understandable for anyone with a basic knowledge of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. It is intended for advanced students and researchers, and it



is hoped that it will be useful for theorists and experimentalists alike.