A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON QUANTUM TIME-CORRELATION FUNCTIONS

被引:253
作者
CAO, JS
VOTH, GA
机构
[1] Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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10.1063/1.465512
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A theoretical analysis suggests that the path centroid variable in Feynman path integration occupies a central role in the behavior of the real time position autocorrelation function. Based on this analysis, an intriguing quasiclassical perspective on quantum correlation functions emerges.
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页码:10070 / 10073
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