On-shell approximation for the s-wave scattering theory

Abstract: We investigate the scattering theory of two particles in a generic $D$-dimensional space. For the s-wave problem, by adopting an on-shell approximation for the $T$-matrix equation, we derive analytical formulas which connect the Fourier transform ${\tilde V}(k)$ of the interaction potential to the s-wave phase shift. In this way we obtain explicit expressions of the low-momentum parameters ${\tilde g}_0$ and ${\tilde g}_2$ of ${\tilde V}(k)={\tilde g}_0+{\tilde g}_2k^2 +...$ in terms of the s-wave scattering length $a_s$ and the s-wave effective range $r_s$ for $D=3$, $D=2$, and $D=1$. Our results, which are strongly dependent on the spatial dimension $D$, are a useful benchmark for few-body and many-body calculations. As a specific application, we derive the zero-temperature pressure of a 2D uniform interacting Bose gas with a beyond-mean-field correction which includes both scattering length and effective range.