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Title: Self-Entanglement and the Dissociation of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1123567

The concept of self-entanglement is introduced to describe a mixed state or ensemble density as a pure state in an augmented Hilbert space formed by the products of the individual states forming a mixed state (or ensemble). We use this representation of mixed states to show that upon dissociation a neutral homonuclear diatomic molecule will separate into two neutral atoms.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1123567
Resource Relation:
Conference: Sanibel Symposium, St. Simons Island, FL, USA, 20130217, 20130222
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English