General Theory of Scalar Wave Scattering by a Composite Particle, One Particle Imbedded in Another

A general theory of scalar wave scattering by a composite particle, consisting of a smaller particle completely imbedded in a larger particle, is developed to give the coefficients of scattering and transmission in the form of recurrence formulae. Iterative application of the formulae yields the coefficients in the forms of power series of the coefficients obtained in single particle scattering theories, and each term of the power series can be interpreted as a multiple scattering of the wave between the two component particles in increasingly higher order.