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Computation of transmission probabilities for thin potential barriers with transmitted quantum trajectories
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Computation of transmission probabilities for thin potential barriers with transmitted quantum trajectories

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, Vol.379(37), pp.2174-2179
10/04/2015

Abstract

Bohmian trajectory Complex quantum Hamilton-Jacobi equation Quantum scattering Thin potential barrier Transmission probability
Abstract A computational method is presented for the evaluation of transmission probabilities for thin potential barriers by evolving an ensemble of transmitted quantum trajectories. A single row of second-order trajectories computed using the derivative propagation method is propagated to determine the initial conditions for transmitted quantum trajectories. As time evolves, trajectories reflected from the potential barrier are deleted from the ensemble. This method is applied to a two-dimensional system involving either a thin Eckart or Gaussian barrier along the reaction coordinate coupled to a harmonic oscillator. Transmission probabilities are in good agreement with the exact results.

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