##  [Partial-Wave Analysis](/index.php/partial-wave-analysis) 

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Definition

A scattering technique that decomposes wavefunctions or scattering amplitudes into angular-momentum eigenchannels (partial waves) so that each partial wave's contribution (characterized by a phase shift) can be computed and summed to yield observable cross sections and amplitudes.