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Title: Extra nodes and the phase shift of the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential

Abstract

This paper examines the presence of extra nodes in the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential. Extra nodes are known to result from the nonlocality of an effective potential which incorporates the Pauli principle. It is shown that an extra node is directly linked to the existence of a continuum bound state or a spurious state in the scattering spectrum. Thus the presence of extra nodes occurs in conjunction with zeros of the Fredholm determinants D/sup plus-or-minus/(k) and D (k) associated with the integral equations for the physical and regular scattering solutions, respectively. The behavior of the nodes due to spurious states and continuum bound states is differentiated. Two possible definitions of the phase shift for a nonlocal potential are discussed in connection with this behavior. Both are consistent with the local limit. The definition of the phase shift as the negative of the phase of the Jost function L/sup +/(k) is suggested as preferable. This definition is shown to be in accord with the nodal behavior of the wave function and its interpretation in terms of an absolute value of the phase shift. Examples of potentials with a spurious state and of potentials with a continuum bound statemore » are given. The nodal behavior of the wave function and the associated phase shift behavior are examined for each.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
OSTI Identifier:
7311708
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Phys. Rev., C; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 15:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; NONLOCAL POTENTIAL; SCATTERING; BOUND STATE; FREDHOLM EQUATION; PAULI PRINCIPLE; PHASE SHIFT; WAVE FUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; 645500* - High Energy Physics- Scattering Theory- (-1987); 653003 - Nuclear Theory- Nuclear Reactions & Scattering

Citation Formats

Bagchi, B, Krause, T O, and Mulligan, B. Extra nodes and the phase shift of the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential. United States: N. p., 1977. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.15.1623.
Bagchi, B, Krause, T O, & Mulligan, B. Extra nodes and the phase shift of the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.15.1623
Bagchi, B, Krause, T O, and Mulligan, B. 1977. "Extra nodes and the phase shift of the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.15.1623.
@article{osti_7311708,
title = {Extra nodes and the phase shift of the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential},
author = {Bagchi, B and Krause, T O and Mulligan, B},
abstractNote = {This paper examines the presence of extra nodes in the scattering wave function for a nonlocal potential. Extra nodes are known to result from the nonlocality of an effective potential which incorporates the Pauli principle. It is shown that an extra node is directly linked to the existence of a continuum bound state or a spurious state in the scattering spectrum. Thus the presence of extra nodes occurs in conjunction with zeros of the Fredholm determinants D/sup plus-or-minus/(k) and D (k) associated with the integral equations for the physical and regular scattering solutions, respectively. The behavior of the nodes due to spurious states and continuum bound states is differentiated. Two possible definitions of the phase shift for a nonlocal potential are discussed in connection with this behavior. Both are consistent with the local limit. The definition of the phase shift as the negative of the phase of the Jost function L/sup +/(k) is suggested as preferable. This definition is shown to be in accord with the nodal behavior of the wave function and its interpretation in terms of an absolute value of the phase shift. Examples of potentials with a spurious state and of potentials with a continuum bound state are given. The nodal behavior of the wave function and the associated phase shift behavior are examined for each.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.15.1623},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7311708}, journal = {Phys. Rev., C; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 15:5,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
month = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977}
}