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Semiclassical Theory of Elastic Scattering

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Semiclassical Methods in Molecular Scattering and Spectroscopy

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These lectures are concerned with the semiclassical theory of elastic scattering. The following topics are discussed: the quantum and classical theory of elastic scattering, partial wave series, semiclassical phase shifts, the semiclassical evaluation of the scattering amplitude using the Poisson sum formula, uniform approximations and their connection with Catastrophe Theory, orbiting collisions, resonances, semiclassical calculations of Regge pole positions and residues, and the surface wave interpretation of elastic scattering.

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Connor, J.N.L. (1980). Semiclassical Theory of Elastic Scattering. In: Child, M.S. (eds) Semiclassical Methods in Molecular Scattering and Spectroscopy. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8996-2_2

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