Abstract
It is shown that the Fredholm determinant for the Lippmann-Schwinger equation may be computed for complex energies using only basis functions. Analytic continuation to the real axis in the limit gives elastic scattering phase shifts over a continuous range of energies, showing that it is not necessary to explicitly enforce asymptotic boundary conditions for numerical scattering computations, and suggesting that elastic electron-atom or -ion scattering information may be obtained using standard bound-state configuration-interaction methods.
- Received 30 December 1971
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.28.401
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