Eur. Phys. J. E 8, 315-319 (2002)
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2002-10020-6

Application of the Sherman-Morisson formula to scattering problems by multi-component systems

A. Ziya Akcasu¹, G. Jannink² and H. Benoît<sup>3

1</sup>  Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
²  Laboratoire Leon Brillouin, C.E. Sacley, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex, France
³  Institut Charles Sadron, 6 rue Boussingault, 67083 Strasbourg, Cedex, France

benoit@ics.u-strasbg.fr

(Received 5 April 2002)

Abstract
The scattering matrix for multi-component systems is recalculated using the extended form of the Sherman-Morisson formula. The matrix elements are given explicitly in closed form. The Gibbs-Duhem relation separates the density and composition contributions.

PACS
78.35.+c - Brillouin and Rayleigh scattering; other light scattering.
78.40.Me - Organic compounds and polymers.
02.10.Yn - Matrix theory.


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