The authors aim to hone the theory of electron-atom and electron-ion collisions by developing mathematical equations and comparing their results to the wealth of recent experimental data. This first of three parts focuses on potential scattering, and will serve as an introduction to many of the concepts covered in Parts II and III. As these processes occur in so many of the physical sciences, researchers in astrophysics, atmospheric physics, plasma physics, and laser physics will all benefit from the monograph.

Inhalt

1. General Theory.- 2. Approximation Methods.- 3. Analytic Properties of the Scattering Amplitude.- 4. Spin and Relativistic Effects.- Appendix A. Legendre Polynomials, Associated Legendre Functions and Spherical Harmonics.- Appendix B. Bessel Functions, Modified Bessel Functions, Spherical Bessel Functions and Related Functions.- Appendix C. Dalitz Integrals.- Appendix D. The Density Matrix.- Appendix E. Clebsch-Gordan and Racah Coefficients.- References.