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<math> \frac{d\sigma (\theta)}{d\Omega} \geq (\Im m[f_{k}(\theta)])^{2}.</math> | <math> \frac{d\sigma (\theta)}{d\Omega} \geq (\Im m[f_{k}(\theta)])^{2}.</math> | ||
On the other hand, from the optical theorem | On the other hand, from the optical theorem states that | ||
<math> \sigma =\frac{4\pi}{k} \Im m[f_{k}( | <math> \sigma =\frac{4\pi}{k} \Im m[f_{k}(0)],</math> | ||
so that | |||
<math>\frac{d\sigma (0)}{d\Omega}\geq \frac{k^2\sigma ^{2}}{16\pi ^{2}}.</math> | |||
<math>\frac{d\sigma (0)}{d\Omega} | |||
From this, it follows that <math>\sigma\leq \frac{4\pi}{k}\sqrt{\frac{d\sigma (0)}{d\Omega}}.</math> | From this, it follows that <math>\sigma\leq \frac{4\pi}{k}\sqrt{\frac{d\sigma (0)}{d\Omega}}.</math> | ||
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Revision as of 23:58, 2 September 2013
The differential cross section is related to the scattering amplitude through
Since
we obtain
On the other hand, from the optical theorem states that
so that
From this, it follows that