Abstract
Several distorted-wave approximations that have recently been applied to relativistic atomic collisions are analyzed. It is shown analytically and numerically that the symmetric eikonal approximation contains unphysical spin-flip contributions. Similar arguments hold for the continuum-distorted-wave approximation. It is concluded that an improvement in describing the distortion in both entrance and exit channels does not necessarily lead to better predictions for experimental data.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Published version (
Free)
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Paper Title
Journal
Date
