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This chapter reviews the classical theory describing the scattering of a projectile particle from a target particle. Important concepts such as cross sections can already be explained in this context. Some results will be used later in the discussion of the relation between classical mechanics and quantum mechanics and of the behaviour of quantum systems in the “semiclassical” or “anticlassical” limits. These are subjects of lasting interest.
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Friedrich, H. (2016). Classical Scattering Theory. In: Scattering Theory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48526-2_1
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