On the fly quantum dynamics of electronic and nuclear wave packets

Ksenia G. Komarova*, F. Remacle, R. D. Levine

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Abstract

Multielectronic states quantum dynamics on a grid is described in a manner motivated by on the fly classical trajectory computations. Non stationary electronic states are prepared by a few cycle laser pulse. The nuclei respond and begin moving. We solve the time dependent Schrödinger equation for the electronic and nuclear dynamics for excitation from the ground electronic state. A satisfactory accuracy is possible using a localized description on a discrete grid. This enables computing on the fly for both the nuclear and electronic dynamics including non-adiabatic couplings. Attosecond dynamics in LiH is used as an example.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-161
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume699
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2018

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Keywords

  • Discrete variable representations
  • Finite difference approximations
  • Grid computations
  • Non-adiabatic coupling
  • Post Born-Oppenheimer

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