A speculation about effective range formulas applicable to s-wave scattering under long range polarization potentials
Keyword(s):
Known effective range expansions for s-wave scattering of charged particles from polarizable systems fail to fit sets of accurately known phase shifts δ0 for e+–H and e+–He scattering as accurately as simple modified formulas. Formulas are given in which k cot δ0 is multiplied by a factor having a zero for each expected pole in cot δ0. The resulting fits are shown and a double series expansion is suggested as a generally fruitful formula.