Spontaneous decay of resonant energy levels for molecules with moving nuclei

DOI10.1007/S00220-012-1547-3zbMATH Open1256.81121arXiv1109.0447OpenAlexW2064239486MaRDI QIDQ690740FDOQ690740

Authors: Stefan Teufel, Jakob Wachsmuth 

Publication date: 29 November 2012

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider the Pauli-Fierz Hamiltonian with dynamical nuclei and investigate the transitions between the resonant electronic energy levels under the assumption that there are no free photons in the beginning. Coupling the limits of small fine structure constant and of heavy nuclei allows us to prove the validity of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation at leading order and to provide a simple formula for the rate of spontaneous decay.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.0447

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum optics (81V80) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Molecular physics (81V55)

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