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Radial scattering wave functions. Boundary and continuity conditions. Solutions for step potentials. Scattering of plane harmonic waves. Scattering matrix element. Partial scattering amplitude. Scattered wave as sum over partial waves. Scattering amplitude as sum over partial scattering amplitudes. Differential cross section. Total cross section. Partial cross sections. Scattering amplitude and phase. Unitarity and the Argand diagram.
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Brandt, S., Dahmen, H.D. (1991). Scattering in Three Dimensions. In: Quantum Mechanics on the Macintosh®. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25102-7_8
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