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Article

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Chemistry

Abstract

Expressions for the singular flux operator eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are given in terms of the Dirac δ-function representable as a localized Gaussian wavepacket. This functional form enables computation of the cumulative reaction probability N(E) from the wavepacket time-correlation functions. The Gaussian based form of the flux eigenfunctions, which is not tied to a finite basis of a quantum-mechanical calculation, is particularly useful for approximate calculation of N(E) with the trajectory based wavepacket propagation techniques. Numerical illustration is given for the Eckart barrier using the conventional quantum-mechanical propagation and the quantum trajectory dynamics with the approximate quantum potential. N(E) converges with respect to the Gaussian width parameter, and the convergence is faster at low energy. The approximate trajectory calculation overestimates tunneling in the low energy regime, but gives a significant improvement over the parabolic estimate of the tunneling probability.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3251333

APA Citation

Garashchuk, S., & Vazhappilly, T. (2009). Wavepacket Approach to the Cumulative Reaction Probability within the Flux Operator Formalism. Journal of Chemical Physics, 131, 164108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3251333

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© Journal of Chemical Physics 2009, American Institute of Physics

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