Abstract
The scattering theory implied by the close-coupling equations is studied using a Lippmann-Schwinger formalism. The new results derived can be summarized as follows: An alternative form of the equations that ensures there are no spurious solutions in the scattering region can be constructed, and moreover there is an infinite number of such forms. The Neumann- (perturbation-) series expansion diverges in general for most energies for both the old and new forms. The Born limit nevertheless holds and can be recovered by appropriate rearrangement of the Neumann series. The original integral formulation may give convergent scattering amplitudes despite the lack of uniqueness of the solutions. The conditions under which this happens are examined.
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