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Date: Aug 18 14:22 2009

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The Big Wave Model is based upon an analogy to the physics of neutron scattering by a nucleus. The incoming neutron is represented by a plane wave, which is decomposed into spherical Bessel function components to match the Center-of Mass system of the two particles. The Schrodinger Wave Equations are solved for the reflected spherical Bessel function components, which represent the scattered neutron. The probability of scattering the neutron is proportional to the square of the outgoing wave function. For some incident neutron energies, the wave contains a phase shift. The distances are small, and the neutron moves away from the nucleus at a non-relativistic velocity in a very short time. The other analogy is the exponential attenuation of a beam of particles when it passes through matter. This solution occurs when the removal rate is directly proportional to the number of incident particles. There is also a geometrical attenuation of particles from a point source that is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the point. Read more __________________

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