Collision Theory (dover Books On Physics)
by Physics /
2004 / English / DjVu
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The analysis of collision phenomena plays a role in nearly
every investigation into the structure of matter on the
microscopic scale — in fact, most of the detailed information
on particle interaction derives from scattering experiments. A
systematic description of the basic principles of collision
theory, this graduate-level text has been used by generations
of physicists and has exercised an enormous influence on the
rapid development of elementary particle physics.
The analysis of collision phenomena plays a role in nearly
every investigation into the structure of matter on the
microscopic scale — in fact, most of the detailed information
on particle interaction derives from scattering experiments. A
systematic description of the basic principles of collision
theory, this graduate-level text has been used by generations
of physicists and has exercised an enormous influence on the
rapid development of elementary particle physics.
Systematic and careful in its description of the fundamentals
of collision theory, this self-contained treatment features
numerous instructive and interesting examples. Most experts
agree that the mathematical formulation of the quantum theory
of scattering requires the construction of wave packets for
projectiles and targets, followed by an observation of the time
development. This presentation employs precisely that approach
in its introduction of compact formal methods.
Systematic and careful in its description of the fundamentals
of collision theory, this self-contained treatment features
numerous instructive and interesting examples. Most experts
agree that the mathematical formulation of the quantum theory
of scattering requires the construction of wave packets for
projectiles and targets, followed by an observation of the time
development. This presentation employs precisely that approach
in its introduction of compact formal methods.
Topics include symmetry operations on the Schrödinger equation,
a detailed description of scattering processes and formal
scattering theory, the two-body problem with central forces,
and scattering by noncentral forces. Further chapters cover the
lifetime and decay of virtual states, assorted applications, an
introduction to dispersion theory, and scattering by systems of
bound particles.
Topics include symmetry operations on the Schrödinger equation,
a detailed description of scattering processes and formal
scattering theory, the two-body problem with central forces,
and scattering by noncentral forces. Further chapters cover the
lifetime and decay of virtual states, assorted applications, an
introduction to dispersion theory, and scattering by systems of
bound particles.
