The Time-dependent Born-oppenheimer Approximation
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We explain why the conventional argument for deriving the time-dependent Born-Oppenheimer approximation is incomplete and review recent mathematical results, which clarify the situation and at the same time provide a systematic scheme for higher order corrections. We also present a new elementary derivation of the correct second-order time-dependent Born-Oppenheimer approximation and discuss as applications the dynamics near a conical intersection of potential surfaces and reactive scattering. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. 81Q05, 81Q15, 81Q70. The dates will be set by the publisher.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006