scattering matrix

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:S-matrix
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:optics
nuclear physics
particle physics
electromagnetics
gptkbp:component S_{ij} (matrix elements)
gptkbp:describes transition probabilities between initial and final states
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label scattering matrix
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Werner_Heisenberg
gptkbp:mathematicalObjectType gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:property relates incoming and outgoing wave amplitudes
unitary in closed systems
gptkbp:relatedTo Feynman diagram
analyticity
unitarity
cross section
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:quantum_field_theory
wave physics
gptkbp:usedIn quantum mechanics
scattering theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:S-matrix_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5