Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
6 p.
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Source Publication
Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Source ISSN
1089-5639
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b04556; PubMed PMID: 27187769
Abstract
Theoretical foundation is laid out for description of permutation symmetry in the inelastic scattering processes that involve collisions of two identical molecules, within the framework of the mixed quantum/classical theory (MQCT). In this approach, the rotational (and vibrational) states of two molecules are treated quantum-mechanically, whereas their translational motion (responsible for scattering) is treated classically. This theory is applied to H2 + H2 system, and the state-to-state transition cross sections are compared versus those obtained from the full-quantum calculations and experimental results from the literature. Good agreement is found in all cases. It is also found that results of MQCT, where the Coriolis coupling is included classically, are somewhat closer to exact full-quantum results than results of the other approximate quantum methods, where those coupling terms are neglected. These new developments allow applications of MQCT to a broad variety of molecular systems and processes.
Recommended Citation
Semenov, Alexander and Babikov, Dmitri, "Inelastic Scattering of Identical Molecules within Framework of the Mixed Quantum/Classical Theory: Application to Rotational Excitations in H2 + H2" (2016). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 572.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/572
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 120, No. 22 (2016): 3861-3866. DOI.
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Physical Chemistry A, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher.