Multiple scattering expansions in several particle dynamics

Abstract

The problem of quantum collisions involving several particle systems is reviewed within the framework of multiple scattering theory. The basic apparatus of collision theory for nonrelativistic potential problems is first developed, and the Born and eikonal series are introduced. A general analysis is then given of multiple scattering expansions for several particle problems. We discuss in particular the Born developments, the Faddeev-Watson expansions, the Glauber method, and various multiple scattering approaches to the determination of the optical potential. Applications to atomic collision problems and to high-energy hadron-deuteron scattering are discussed at length.