Scattering theory from microscopic first principles
Quantum Physics
2009-11-06 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We sketch a derivation of abstract scattering theory from the microscopic first principles defined by Bohmian mechanics. We emphasize the importance of the flux-across-surfaces theorem for the derivation, and of randomness in the impact parameter of the initial wave function---even for an, inevitably inadequate, orthodox derivation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0001032,
title = {Scattering theory from microscopic first principles},
author = {Detlef Duerr and Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel and Nino Zanghi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0001032},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
To appear in Physica A, May 2000