Introduction to Nonadiabatic Dynamics

Nonadiabatic transition is a highly multi-disciplinary concept and phenomenon, constituting a fundamental mechanism of state and phase changes in various dynamical processes of physics, chemistry and biology. This book is intended to be readable to a broad audience so that they can deepen their understanding of the basic concepts of both time-independent and time-dependent nonadiabatic transitions. Quantum mechanically intriguing phenomena such as complete reflection and nonadiabatic tunneling are emphasized. The Zhu-Nakamura theory that can deal with non-negligible classically forbidden transitions is explained. Furthermore, by controlling nonadiabatic transitions induced by an external field such as laser, designing chemical reaction dynamics as we desire is shown to be theoretically possible.
Contents: Introduction: What is Nonadiabatic Transition ?How Multi-Disciplinary the Concept isState Representation, Coupling and Semiclassical TheoryHow Good the Landau-Zener Formula isHow Different Nonadiabatic Tunneling is from the Ordinary TunnelingSignificance of Classically Forbidden TransitionsIntriguing Phenomenon of Complete ReflectionZhu-Nakamura TheoryTime-Dependent Curve Crossing ProblemHow to Treat Multi-Dimensional Nonadiabatic Chemical DynamicsClarification of Chemical and Biological Dynamics by the Zhu-Nakamura TheoryTheory of Nonadiabatic Dynamics in an External FieldControl of Chemical Dynamics by an External FieldConcluding Remarks and Future PerspectivesReferencesIndex
Readership: Researchers and graduate students in molecular science, physical chemistry, chemical dynamics, atomic and molecular physics, theoretical chemistry and physics, photochemistry and biochemistry.Nonadiabatic Dynamics;Nonadiabatic Transition;Chemical Dynamics;Photochemistry;Physical Chemistry;Molecular Dynamics;Molecular Function And Switching;Laser Control0Key Features:Zhu-Nakamura theory of nonadiabatic transition developed by the authorUnique way of clarifying the basic mechanisms of nonadiabatic dynamicsIntriguing phenomenon of complete reflection and nonadiabatic tunneling