Explore how researchers place solid limits on elastic scattering in one dimension.
This book presents a variational approach to bounding the elements of the scattering matrix in multi-channel problems, with a focus on simple, concrete models. It explains how a real Hermitian matrix potential can describe coupled channels and how upper and lower bounds emerge from a formal variational principle.
- See how the one-dimensional problem can be written as a matrix Schrödinger equation with a 2x2 potential and what that means for channel coupling.
- Learn how eigenphase shifts and mixing parameters characterize scattering, and how bounds are derived.
- Understand the role of comparison potentials to obtain reliable lower and upper bounds on key quantities.
- Review numerical examples, including an attractive square-well scenario, to illustrate the method in action.
Ideal for readers of advanced quantum scattering and mathematical physics who want a clear, concrete path from theory to computable bounds.