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- Title
Time-dependent electron momenta from Born-Oppenheimer calculations.
- Authors
Schaupp, Thomas; Albert, Julian; Engel, Volker
- Abstract
The time-dependent expectation value of the electron momentum is zero if determined within the Born-Oppenheimer (BO) approximation. We show that one arrives at non-zero values, if the mean momentum is calculated from the time-derivative of the electronic coordinate. This is illustrated for the case of a coupled electron-nuclear motion in a one-dimensional model system. Regarding a situation where the BO approximation is valid, we find that the BO results are in perfect agreement with those derived from the numerically exact calculations. This holds for cases where the involved wave packets are well localized and also if a large spreading of the probability density occurs.
- Subjects
BORN-Oppenheimer approximation; EIGENVALUES; PROBABILITY density function; ATOMIC units; GAUSSIAN function
- Publication
European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter, 2018, Vol 91, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1434-6028
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1140/epjb/e2018-90113-x