Quantum Collision Theory of Nonrelativistic Particles

Reiner M. DreizlerStudied physics in Freiburg/Breisgau (Diploma) and at the Australian National University, Canberra (Ph.D.). Research Associate and Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main. Holder of the S. Lyson Endowed Professorship until retirement. Member DPG, EPS, Fellow APS. Field of research: many-body systems of quantum mechanics.Tom KirchnerStudied physics at Goethe University, Frankfurt/M (diploma and doctorate). Postdoctoral researcher at York University, Toronto, Canada and at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg. After a junior professorship in Theoretical Physics at TU Clausthal, return to York University, first as Assistant Professor, currently as Associate Professor. Member DPG, CAP, Fellow APS. Field of work: quantum dynamics of multi-particle coulomb systems, in particular atomic scattering processes.Cora S. LüddeStudied physics at the Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main (diploma). After family break, re-entry into physics and computer science with focus on computer arithmetics. Experience and further education in didactics. Member of DPG. Field of work: application-oriented programming, creation of physics didactic software.

• 1 Elastic scattering: stationary formulation - differential equations.- 2 Elastic scattering: stationary formulation - integral equations.- 3 Elastic scattering: time-dependent formulation.- 4 Conservation laws in scattering theory.- 5 Elastic scattering: the analytical structure of the S-matrix.- 6 Elastic scattering with spin-polarized particles.- 7 Remarks on multichannel problems.- Bibliography.