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Variational Methods in Scattering Theory

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By writing the variational principle

$$\delta \boldsymbol{J} = 0$$

one expresses the fact that a certain functional J, characteristic of the system considered, is stationary for a “natural” system. This property leads to the well-known Euler-Lagrange equations of the system.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Charles J. Joachain

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Joachain, C.J. (1968). Variational Methods in Scattering Theory. In: Ramakrishnan, A. (eds) Symposia on Theoretical Physics and Mathematics 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7721-4_6

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