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Exact Factorization of the Time-Dependent Electron-Nuclear Wave Function

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We present an exact decomposition of the complete wave function for a system of nuclei and electrons evolving in a time-dependent external potential. We derive formally exact equations for the nuclear and electronic wave functions that lead to rigorous definitions of a time-dependent potential energy surface (TDPES) and a time-dependent geometric phase. For the H(2)(+) molecular ion exposed to a laser field, the TDPES proves to be a useful interpretive tool to identify different mechanisms of dissociation.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.123002

Authors: Ali Abedi, Neepa T. Maitra, E. K. U. Gross

Institutions: Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility, City University of New York, Hunter College

Language: English

Topic: Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2014690015

FWCI: 4.654

Cites: 18

Cited by: 471

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