The Impulse Approximation

An analysis is made of the assumption that the scattering of an elementary particle by a complex nucleus is well approximated by the superposition of outgoing waves generated by the individual nucleons acting independently. The special case of nucleon-nucleon scattering is discussed in detail and an estimate given of the order of magnitude of the error in the approximation. Application of the method to meson problems is also discussed.

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