Analysis of the Pechukas description of mixed quantum-classical dynamics

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4184-4198

  Liam McWhirter, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VELOCITY;

FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PECHUKAS EQUATIONS; SEMICLASSICAL REDUCED PROPAGATOR; SURFACE HOPPING DYNAMICS; ZERO BACK REACTION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0033089771     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.478300     Document Type: Article

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