Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Pub Date
3-1972
Publisher
American Physical Society
Volume
28
Issue
11
First Page
647
Abstract
A general theory of the two-state curve-crossing problem has been developed, with a complete solution of an accurate model for "close" crossings (including numerical computations for strong coupling). Results clarify the position of the Landau-Zener approximation and its improvements by Nikitin and others, provide a general way of extending these approximations into regions often treated incorrectly (including the high-energy limit), and can be readily adapted to simple, rapid calculations.
Recommended Citation
Delos, John B. and Thorson, W. R., Solutions of the Two-State Potential-Curve-Crossing Problem (1972). Physical Review Letters, 28(11), 647-649.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.28.647
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.28.647
