Coulomb Interactions in Nuclear and Atomic Few-Body Collisions

This fully illustrated resource examines three-body systems where the Coulomb interaction plays an important role. Contributions focus on nuclear physics and atomic physics-in the low-energy regime-as well as on collision phenomena. Covering experimental and theoretical work, chapters discuss the direct calculation of collision amplitudes using momentum-space integral equations and the screening method for handling Coulomb effects; the coordinate-space wave function analysis; time-dependent methods; the H-(e-pe-) system; and atomic and molecular three-particle systems.

This fully illustrated resource examines three-body systems where the Coulomb interaction plays an important role. Contributions focus on nuclear physics and atomic physics-in the low-energy regime-as well as on collision phenomena. Covering experimental and theoretical work, chapters discuss the direct calculation of collision amplitudes using momentum-space integral equations and the screening method for handling Coulomb effects; the coordinate-space wave function analysis; time-dependent methods; the H^-(e^-pe^-) system; and atomic and molecular three-particle systems.

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Five unique and elegantly detailed discussions of the three-body systems where the Coulom interaction plays a vital role, reaching into both nuclear and atomic physics through the theories and research of an international group of physicists. The specific papers in nuclear physics deal with the stationary-state formalisms and their applications to the proton-deuteron system, coordinate-space and wave function analysis, as well as time-dependent methods on the time-evolution operator. In the realm of atomic physics, theories are enacted by experimentation with laser beams and processes at energies above the three-particle breakup (ionization) threshold. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)