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Infinite-order non-Born-Oppenheimer perturbation theory for systems with intersecting potentials

  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

We analyze models for two intersecting electronic states coupled by one nuclear coordinate. The corresponding model-Hamiltonians depend on a perturbation parameter α. Its variation allows us to switch on the nonadiabatic coupling continuously. We derive analytical expressions for the eigenstates and energies as function of α in the diabatic representation. We rederive the expression for the energy eigenvalues by complete resummation of the Brillouin-Wigner perturbation series in the Born-Oppenheimer basis. We find that the divergences of the nonadiabatic coupling cancel strictly order by order. The admixture of high energy components is shown explicitly.

Original languageEnglish
Article number042510
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume63
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

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