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Past exam of the theoretical physics II course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 3 d Solution by
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Define , which has units of energy times length. Substituting the result of (b) into (c) givesAbsorb the real cutoff shift into the physical detuning,It follows thatUsing , identifyHere has units of square root of energy. This is the small-cutoff, renormalized resonant-level amplitude; terms vanishing with have been omitted. Taking at fixed measured detuning requires the bare to depend on the cutoff.
The sign is checked by , which has the elastic -wave unitarity form. Thus , consistent with the optical theorem and . If the renormalized level is positive, at the amplitude is and the scattering cross-section reaches .
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