Abstract
The group theoretical analysis of Coulomb scattering based on the SO(3,1) group is revisited. Using matrix-valued differential operators, modifying the angular momentum and the Runge - Lenz vector used hitherto for the realization of the so(3,1) (Lorentz) algebra, we obtain a three-dimensional solvable two-channel scattering problem. The interaction term besides the Coulomb potential contains a non-local potential of LS-type. Using the momentum representation the S-matrix can be calculated analytically. By employing a canonical transformation, another solvable three-dimensional scattering problem is found, in agreement with the expectations of algebraic scattering theory. The potential in this case is of Poschl - Teller type with an LS term. It is also pointed out that our matrix-valued realization of the so(3,1) algebra can be cast to an instructive form with the help of su(2) gauge fields. An interesting connection between gauge transformations and supersymmetry transformations of supersymmetric quantum mechanics is also observed. These results enable us to construct other solvable scattering problems by using su(2) gauge transformations.
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