Low-energy parameters in nonrelativistic scattering theory (Q795231)

The authors consider the low-energy behaviour of Schrödinger operators with short-range or Coulomb-type plus short-range potentials. Based on expansions of the short-range scattering amplitude with respect to low energy E in a Laurent series around \(E=0\) explicit expressions for low- energy parameter like scattering length and effective range parameter are obtained. To this end these concepts are generalized to the case of non- spherically symmetric potentials. Zero-energy resonances and zero-energy bound states are taken into account. In the last chapter the definitions are extended to the Coulomb case with short-range perturbation. Finally an explicit expression for the Coulomb-modified scattering length is given.