| Abstrakt: |
Appropriately handling the Lippmann-Schwinger equation can bring substantial benefits in quantum scattering. Here, the advantages of a parametric equation for the system's normalised wavefunction, ψ, supplied with regular f r e f and irregular g r e f wavefunctions of a reference Hamiltonian for arbitrary V r e f = U e f f − V subsystems are discussed to extend previous results [H. Piel and M. Chrysos, Mol. Phys., 116, 2364 (2018)] to any interaction-range for the effective U e f f and 'excess' V potentials. While the idea of using reference wavefunctions to solve scattering problems is not new [J. P. Burke, C. H. Greene, and J. L. Bohn, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3355 (1998); B. P. Ruzic, C. H. Greene, and J. L. Bohn, Phys. Rev. A 87, 032706 (2013)], convincing evidence that a wide variety of problems can benefit from the careful choice of f r e f and g r e f and the demonstration of how their occurrence in a compact formula permits the absolute definition of asymptotic scattering phases are among our highlights. Various examples employing Coulomb-van-der-Waals interactions in helium, along with an insightful rephrasing of ideas originally introduced in quantum defect theory for ultracold alkali-alkali collisions are given, adding to the recognition of these works and further promoting the need for properly selected reference wavefunctions in scattering calculations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
