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Nonuniqueness of scattering amplitudes at special points

Quantum Physics 2021-12-15 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We point out little discussed phenomenon in elementary quantum mechanics. In one-dimensional potential scattering problems, the scattering amplitudes are not uniquely determined at special points in parameter space. We examine a few explicit examples. We also discuss the relation with the pole-skipping phenomena recently found in holographic duality. In the holographic pole-skipping, the retarded Green's functions are not uniquely determined at imaginary Matsubara frequencies. It turns out that this universality comes from the fact that the corresponding potential scattering problem has the angular momentum potential.

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@article{arxiv.2108.07832,
  title  = {Nonuniqueness of scattering amplitudes at special points},
  author = {Makoto Natsuume and Takashi Okamura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.07832},
  year   = {2021}
}

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14 pages, ReVTeX4.2; v2: several clarifications, published version