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Difference between stationary states, collision states, scattering states, and bound states

A few weeks ago, I was presented one-dimensional systems in my QM class, and of course one-dimensional potentials too. Nonetheless, I'm still a bit unclear about the terminology my professor uses. ...
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Off-shell vs half off-shell vs fully off-shell $T$-matrix

I know what are on-shell particles, but I want to know what are off-shell, and half off-shell, and fully off-shell states? and how we decide to consider one of these states in evaluating $T$-Matrix?
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