Scattering: Classical Model
Scattering: Classical Model
Scattering: Classical Model
Classical model
2
For hard-sphere scattering, D(θ) = R4 and
σ = πR2, a comforting result.
Quantum model
R
Schematically, ψ = ψ0 + gV ψ.
R R
Iterating, ψ = ψ0 + gV ψ0 + gV gV ψ0 + . . . .
R
ψ(r) = ψ0(r) + d3r0 g(r − r0)V (r0)ψ0(r0)
0 0 k 0 ·r0
Let ψ0(r ) = Ae ikz = Ae i , where k0 ≡ kẑ0.
Note that k0 points in the direction of the
incident beam, while k points toward the
detector.
Figure 11.11 - The two wave vectors in the Born
approximation: k0 points in the incident direction;
k in the scattered direction; κ ≡ k0 − k.