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Solving the Coulomb scattering problem using the complex scaling method

Atomic Physics 2015-05-27 v1 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Based on the work of Nuttall and Cohen [Phys. Rev. {\bf 188} (1969) 1542] and Resigno et al{} [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 55} (1997) 4253] we present a rigorous formalism for solving the scattering problem for long-range interactions without using exact asymptotic boundary conditions. The long-range interaction may contain both Coulomb and short-range potentials. The exterior complex scaling method, applied to a specially constructed inhomogeneous Schr\"odinger equation, transforms the scattering problem into a boundary problem with zero boundary conditions. The local and integral representations for the scattering amplitudes have been derived. The formalism is illustrated with numerical examples.

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@article{arxiv.1102.0567,
  title  = {Solving the Coulomb scattering problem using the complex scaling method},
  author = {M. V. Volkov and N. Elander and E. Yarevsky and S. L. Yakovlev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0567},
  year   = {2015}
}

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3 pages, 3 figures

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