The Born Approximation is a [Fourier transform](Fourier%20transform.md) of some energy physical quantity responsible for [[scattering]]. It approximates the [[scattering amplitude]]. %%What sort of physical quantity can this be? In quantum mechanics this means an amplitude and in statistical physics it might be some material density. In the statistical physics context is it necessarily tied with quantum mechanics or can it also occur in a classical wave mechanics regime?%% %%Find more examples of Born approximation in classical physics. One example seems to be for seismic physics - which is definitely macroscopic.%% # Statistical Physics # Quantum Mechanics [[Born Approximation for quantum scattering amplitudes]] #StatisticalPhysics