Potential scatterings in L² space: (1) non-orthogonality of stationary states

arXiv2305.16939MaRDI QIDQ6438121FDOQ6438121

Publication date: 26 May 2023

Abstract: Orthogonality of eigenstates of different energies and its implications in potential scattering are unlabeled. Scalar products of scattering states of different energies are found to have finite non-orthogonal terms in potentials of finite widths. Their superpositions have time-dependent norms, and are not suitable for isolate states. In these systems, a perturbative method and a variational method are viable methods for finding a rigorous transition probability that describes phenomena completely. In various exceptional potentials, an orthogonality is satisfied.

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