Cheat sheets/Quantum mechanical scattering

Schrodinger equation

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(Assume potential is radially symmetric)  

If we put

 

then

 

Recall

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One important result

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Green's function

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Simple energy relationships

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Wavefunction

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Incoming:  
Scattered:  

Scattering Amplitude: f(k,φ,θ)

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Plane Wave:  

Differential cross section

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Total cross section

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