Multiple Scattering Theory
Description
Multiple scattering theory (MST) has been used to understand many different experimental phenomena, such as diffraction, microscopy and acoustic wave propagation. In 1947, it was discovered that MST can be used to solve the Schröedinger equation for the stationary states of electrons in a periodic solid. Later, the computational technique KKR band theory was formed, and used to obtain the energy spectrum and wave functions of electrons in periodic solids. It was then realised that MST can be modified to calculate the electronic structure of non-periodic solids. More recently, the locally self-consistent multiple scattering (LSMS) theory has been shown to provide a theoretical description of the electronic states of solids that are made up of many different kinds of atoms distributed amorphously.
This book collates the results of numerous studies in the field of MST and provides a comprehensive, systematic approach to it. For many scientists, students and engineers working with multiple scattering programmes, this will be a useful guide to help expand on the existing knowledge of MST as well as understanding its future implications.
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Persons
J S Faulkner obtained his PhD in physics from The Ohio State University and he is currently a professor emeritus of Florida Atlantic University. Faulkner has celebrated a career in physics of over five decades and has numerous publications in professional journals and articles.
G M Stocks gained his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Sheffield and he is a corporate fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Stocks is a major developer of a number of first-principles electronic structure methods and has been published in numerous scientific publications.
Yang Wang obtained his physics PhD from Florida Atlantic University and he is currently a senior computational scientist at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Centre. Notably, Wang developed a linear scaling quantum mechanical simulation code to study electronic and magnetic structures of metals and alloys.
Content
Chapter 1 - History of multiple scattering theory
Chapter 2 - Scattering theory
Chapter 3 - Multiple-scattering equations
Chapter 4 - Green's functions
Chapter 5 - MST for systems with no long-range order
Chapter 6 - Spectral theory in multiple scattering theory
Chapter 7 - Toy Models
Chapter 8 - Relativistic full potential MST calculations
Chapter 9 - Applications of MST
Chapter 10 - Conclusions: beautiful minds
