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GAGS
Sep30-08, 02:35 AM
Hi all, since scattering amplitude is given as:
f(theta) = summation over l(from o to infinity)(2l+1)/k exp(i(phi))sin(phi) Pl(cos theta).But what happen if i want to calculate the ratio of f(theta=0)/f(theta = pi/2).
Can any one tell me the value of Pl(0).
Thanks

malawi_glenn
Sep30-08, 10:20 AM
It is a Legendre polynomial, http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LegendrePolynomial.html

For all odd l; the scattering amplitude is 0 for cos(theta) = 0