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arxiv: 1605.03520 · v2 · pith:R6MQU5DCnew · submitted 2016-05-11 · 🧮 math-ph · math.AP· math.MP

An Egorov Theorem for avoided crossings of eigenvalue surfaces

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We study nuclear propagation through avoided crossings of electron energy levels. We construct a surface hopping semigroup, which gives an Egorov-type description of the dynamics. The underlying time-dependent Schroedinger equation has a two-by-two matrix-valued potential, whose eigenvalue surfaces have an avoided crossing. Using microlocal normal forms reminiscent of the Landau-Zener problem, we prove convergence to the true solution in the semi-classical limit.

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