Reconciling semiclassical and Bohmian mechanics. I. Stationary states

Bill Poirier

doi:10.1063/1.1775766

Reconciling semiclassical and Bohmian mechanics. I. Stationary states

Bill Poirier

Chemistry and Biochemistry

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The differences and similarities between Bohmian and semiclassical mechanics were studied. Quantum trajectory methods based on Bohmian mechanics were characterized by divergent forces and erratic trajectories near nodes. These two approaches were unified into a single method that captures the best features of both, and in addition, satisfies the correspondence principle. Stationary eigensates in one degree of freedom and other applications were also anticipated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4501-4515
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume	121
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1775766
State	Published - Sep 8 2004

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