Disambiguation evidence for Born approximation in scattering theory via surface form

"Born approximation"


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appliesTo elastic scattering
appliesTo inelastic scattering
approximates scattering amplitude
approximates transition matrix element (T-matrix)
approximationType single-interaction approximation
assumes incident wave is a plane wave
assumes interaction potential is weak
assumes scattering can be treated as a perturbation of free motion
basedOn Born approximation in scattering theory self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lippmann–Schwinger equation
basedOn time-independent perturbation theory
canBeGeneralizedTo relativistic scattering in quantum field theory
domain nonrelativistic quantum field description of scattering
expresses scattering amplitude as matrix element of potential between plane waves
failsWhen low-energy scattering from long-range potentials
failsWhen near bound-state or resonance energies
failsWhen potential is strong
hasFormulation Born approximation in scattering theory self-linksurface differs
surface form: first Born approximation
hasFormulation Born approximation in scattering theory self-linksurface differs
surface form: second Born approximation
historicallyIntroducedBy Max Born
influenced development of modern scattering theory
instanceOf approximation method in quantum scattering theory
instanceOf perturbative method in quantum mechanics
mathematicallyInvolves Fourier transform of interaction potential
mathematicallyInvolves Green’s function of free particle
namedAfter Max Born
neglects multiple scattering events beyond first order
order first order in the interaction potential
relatedConcept Born–Oppenheimer approximation (by name only, conceptually distinct)
relatedConcept distorted-wave Born approximation
relatedTo Born expansion of Green’s function
relatedTo Born series
relates differential cross section to Fourier transform of potential
requires knowledge of interaction potential in coordinate space
usedFor X-ray scattering calculations
usedFor calculating scattering cross sections
usedFor electron scattering calculations
usedFor neutron scattering calculations
usedFor optical scattering in weakly inhomogeneous media
usedIn high-energy scattering regime
usedIn inverse scattering problems under weak-scattering assumption
usedIn nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
usedIn partial-wave analysis of scattering
usedIn potential scattering
usedIn quantum scattering theory
validWhen scattering potential is small compared to kinetic energy
validWhen single scattering dominates over multiple scattering
yearProposed 1926