The Ehrenfest approximation for electrons coupled to a phonon system

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Le Page, J ^a   Mason, D R ^a   Foulkes, W M C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHONONS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EHRENFEST APPROXIMATION; INITIAL DENSITY MATRIX;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 40549129675     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/12/125212     Document Type: Article

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