• scattering amplitude is the probability amplitude of the outgoing spherical wave relative to the incoming plane wave in a stationary-state scattering...
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    scattering factor, is a measure of the scattering amplitude of a wave by an isolated atom. The atomic form factor depends on the type of scattering,...
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    much greater than that of a valence electron, the scattering may be modeled as Thomson scattering, the elastic interaction of an electromagnetic ray...
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  • Born approximation (category Scattering theory)
    Schrodinger wave equation for scattering from a potential V the scattering amplitude, f, requires knowing the full scattering wavefunction ψ {\displaystyle...
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  • ghosts. According to the optical theorem, the probability amplitude M (= iT) for any scattering process must obey | M | 2 = 2 Im ⁡ ( M ) {\displaystyle...
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    level scattering amplitude is the volume of the dual associahedron. The associahedron also helps explaining the relations between scattering amplitudes of...
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  • would give rise to such a scattering amplitude. In particular, the amplitude appears as the four tachyon scattering amplitude in oriented open bosonic...
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  • a role in the theory of scattering amplitudes where a set of dualities between them and special types of scattering amplitudes has been found. These have...
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    Crossing (physics) (category Scattering theory)
    determines the S-matrix elements and scattering amplitudes for particle A {\displaystyle \mathrm {A} } to scatter with X {\displaystyle \mathrm {X} } and...
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  • could be used to describe 4-particle scattering amplitude data for such particles. The Veneziano scattering amplitude (or Veneziano model) was quickly generalized...
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  • hadronic scattering. In this case, the function is the scattering amplitude. Through the use of the optical theorem the imaginary part of the scattering amplitude...
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    calculate the scattering amplitudes from these quantities. As explained below in the section on the Background independent scattering amplitudes, in the...
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    Feynman diagram (category Scattering theory)
    between scattering and correlation functions is the LSZ-theorem: The scattering amplitude for n particles to go to m particles in a scattering event is...
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  • to general relativity, quantum field theory, and the theory of scattering amplitudes. Twistor theory arose in the context of the rapidly expanding mathematical...
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  • the inelastic scattering process is negligible): When the scattering plane is a plane of reflection symmetry then the scattering amplitude for every ks...
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    Amplituhedron (category Scattering theory)
    possibilities is called a "tree", and the probability amplitude of a given outcome is called its scattering amplitude. According to the principle of unitarity, the...
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  • Regge theory (category Scattering theory)
    theory is that the scattering amplitude for potential scattering grows as a function of the cosine z {\displaystyle z} of the scattering angle as a power...
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  • Optical theorem (category Scattering theory)
    general law of wave scattering theory, which relates the zero-angle scattering amplitude to the total cross section of the scatterer. It is usually written...
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    scattering Rayleigh scattering Resonances in scattering from potentials Rutherford scattering Small-angle scattering Scattering amplitude Scattering from...
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  • Jacobi amplitude of Jacobi elliptic functions Probability amplitude, in quantum mechanics Scattering amplitude, in quantum mechanics Complex amplitude Amplitude...
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  • analysis Particle detector Radar cross-section Rutherford scattering Scattering amplitude International Bureau of Weights and Measures (2006), The International...
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  • Coulomb scattering is the elastic scattering of charged particles by the Coulomb interaction. The physical phenomenon was used by Ernest Rutherford in...
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    mathematical expression, and the product of these expressions gives the scattering amplitude of the interaction represented by the diagram.: 5  It was with the...
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  • representation to multiparticle scattering. Veneziano and Sergio Fubini introduced an operator formalism for computing the scattering amplitudes that was a forerunner...
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    Fano resonance (category Scattering)
    of resonant scattering phenomenon that gives rise to an asymmetric line-shape. Interference between a background and a resonant scattering process produces...
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  • (1960) Schrödinger Scattering Amplitude (I) (1961) Schrödinger Scattering Amplitude (II) (1961) Schrödinger Scattering Amplitude (III) (1962) Nested...
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    Rayleigh scattering (/ˈreɪli/ RAY-lee) is the scattering or deflection of light, or other electromagnetic radiation, by particles with a size much smaller...
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    Thomson scattering is the elastic scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a free charged particle, as described by classical electromagnetism. It is...
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    reduction formula is a method to calculate S-matrix elements (the scattering amplitudes) from the time-ordered correlation functions of a quantum field...
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  • numerical results for Delbrück scattering amplitudes with sufficient precision. The Feynman diagram of Delbrück scattering. The wavy line represents a photon...
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