skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Semiclassical quantization of nonadiabatic systems with hopping periodic orbits

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4907910· OSTI ID:22416136
;  [1]
  1. Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)

We present a semiclassical quantization condition, i.e., quantum–classical correspondence, for steady states of nonadiabatic systems consisting of fast and slow degrees of freedom (DOFs) by extending Gutzwiller’s trace formula to a nonadiabatic form. The quantum–classical correspondence indicates that a set of primitive hopping periodic orbits, which are invariant under time evolution in the phase space of the slow DOF, should be quantized. The semiclassical quantization is then applied to a simple nonadiabatic model and accurately reproduces exact quantum energy levels. In addition to the semiclassical quantization condition, we also discuss chaotic dynamics involved in the classical limit of nonadiabatic dynamics.

OSTI ID:
22416136
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 142, Issue 7; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English