Generalized Uncertainty Principle and the Ramsauer-Townsend Effect

TL;DR

This paper explores how the Ramsauer-Townsend effect, a minimum in electron scattering cross section at low energies, can be understood within the framework of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle, offering new theoretical insights.

Contribution

It introduces a novel theoretical approach applying the Generalized Uncertainty Principle to explain the Ramsauer-Townsend effect.

Findings

The GUP modifies the predicted scattering cross section.

The minimum in the cross section is affected by GUP parameters.

Potential implications for quantum scattering theories.

Abstract

The scattering cross section of electrons in noble gas atoms exhibits a minimum value at electron energies of approximately 1eV. This is the Ramsauer-Townsend effect. In this letter, we study the Ramsauer-Townsend effect in the framework of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle.