Quantum-classical Hamiltonian

Hamiltonian for a system with fast and slow degrees of freedom

Named after

Description

Hamiltonian for a system comprising of light/fast and heavy/slow particles, e.g. a molecular system with electrons and nuclei.

Formula(s) and Quantities

$\hat{H} \equiv \hat{T} + \underset{\equiv h}{\underset{⏟}{\hat{t} + \hat{V}}}$
$T$ represents heavy particle kinetic operator
$V$ represents quantum-classical potential
$h$ represents light particle Hamiltonian
$t$ represents light particle kinetic operator
$H$ represents quantum-classical Hamiltonian

Further links

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