Finite-volume random scattering spectrum

ID: finite-volume-random-scattering-spectrum

In the Born approximation for scalar wave scattering, with and zero-mean stationary unit-variance , define . The leading expectation of the differential cross-section for scalar wave scattering is
For a regular volume much larger than the covariance range, the overlap is approximately , giving . Statistical isotropy, beyond statistical homogeneity, permits the scalar argument . If the spectrum is defined for the index fluctuation rather than , it already contains .

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