Abstract
It is shown how differential cross sections can be obtained from the time dependence of phase space packets. This procedure is valid both for classical and quantum mechanics. Two methods are described. In one the trajectory of the packet is emphasized, while in the second the packet is appropriately spread to infinite size. Both methods are applicable to either mechanics. It is shown how the quantal results agree with those of the stationary state approach as formulated in terms of the density operator. The description is also used to elucidate the difference between the scattered flux and the generalized flux that arises naturally in the superoperator formulation.
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