The well-known expression of the scattering amplitude is rederived from the integral representation. The exact equivalence between the integral and differential formulation is explicitly demonstrated.
The functional integral method can be used in quantum mechanics to find the scattering amplitude for particles in the external field. We obtained the potential scattering amplitude from the complete Green function in the corresponding external field through solving the Schrodinger equation, after being separated from the poles on the mass shell, which takes the form of an eikonal (Glauber) representation in the high energy region and the small scattering angles. Considering specific external potentials such as the Yukawa or Gaussian potential, we found the corresponding differential scattering cross-sections.
The functional integral method can be used in quantum mechanics to find the scattering amplitude for particles in the external field. We will obtain the potential scattering amplitude form the complete Green function in the corresponding external field through solving the Schrodinger equation, after being separated from the poles on the mass shell, which takes the form of an eikonal (Glauber) representation in the high energy region and the small scattering angles. Consider specific external potentials such as the Yukawa or Gaussian potential, we will find the corresponding differential scattering cross-sections.
A development of the scattering amplitude in potential scattering which is based upon replacing a smooth potential by a sequence of potential steps is given. The Schrödinger equation is solved exactly in each interval over which the potential is constant and by matching boundary conditions an expression relating the coefficients of two linearly independent solutions at small radius to those at large radius is found. From this the scattering amplitude is calculated. The limits of validity are found to be dependent upon the value of the expression (r/2)ddrln(2mℏ2[E−V]). Limiting cases of the amplitude are shown to be a modified WKB approximation and the Born approximation. A particular application to the Yukawa potential is discussed. The discussion is restricted to attractive potentials.