VIBRATIONAL ENERGY EXCHANGE IN QUANTUM AND CLASSICAL MECHANICS

Abstract

The probability of vibrational energy exchange in a molecular collision can be calculated using (1) a wave-mechanical treatment using the method of distorted waves, (2) a time-dependent perturbation procedure in which the perturbation energy is obtained as a function of time from the classical collision trajectory, and (3) a purely classical calculation of the energy transferred to a classical vibrator. These methods are reviewed, related, and compared. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0261679

Entities

People

  • Donald Rapp

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Intercept Trajectories
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Mechanics Methods
  • Perturbations
  • Probability
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing