Preface |
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Outline of Boxes |
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Historical Comments with Portraits |
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Sources for Portraits of Physicists |
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Permissions for Use of Figures |
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Introduction to Quantum Trajectories |
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Dynamics with Quantum Trajectories |
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1 | (6) |
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Routes to Quantum Trajectories |
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7 | (4) |
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The Quantum Trajectory Method |
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11 | (3) |
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Derivative Evaluation on Unstructured Grids |
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14 | (3) |
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Applications of the Quantum Trajectory Method |
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17 | (1) |
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Beyond Bohm Trajectories: Adaptive Methods |
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18 | (3) |
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Approximations to the Quantum Force |
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21 | (1) |
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Propagation of Derivatives Along Quantum Trajectories |
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22 | (3) |
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Trajectories in Phase Space |
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25 | (2) |
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Mixed Quantum--Classical Dynamics |
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27 | (3) |
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Additional Topics in Quantum Hydrodynamics |
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30 | (2) |
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Quantum Trajectories for Stationary States |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (3) |
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The Bohmian Route to the Hydrodynamic Equations |
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40 | (22) |
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40 | (2) |
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The Madelung--Bohm Derivation of the Hydrodynamic Equations |
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42 | (6) |
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The Classical Hamilton--Jacobi Equation |
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48 | (4) |
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The Field Equations of Classical Dynamics |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (3) |
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The Quantum Hamilton--Jacobi Equation |
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56 | (3) |
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Pilot Waves, Hidden Variables, and Bohr |
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59 | (3) |
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The Phase Space Route to the Hydrodynamic Equations |
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62 | (27) |
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62 | (3) |
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Classical Trajectories and Distribution Functions in Phase Space |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (6) |
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Moments of the Wigner Function |
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74 | (3) |
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Equations of Motion for the Moments |
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77 | (3) |
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Moment Analysis for Classical Phase Space Distributions |
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80 | (3) |
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Time Evolution of Classical and Quantum Moments |
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83 | (2) |
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Comparison Between Liouville and Hydrodynamic Phase Spaces |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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The Dynamics and Properties of Quantum Trajectories |
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89 | (34) |
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89 | (1) |
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Equations of Motion for the Quantum Trajectories |
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90 | (4) |
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Wave Function Synthesis Along a Quantum Trajectory |
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94 | (3) |
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Bohm Trajectory Integral Versus Feynman Path Integral |
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97 | (2) |
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Wave Function Propagation and the Jacobian |
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99 | (2) |
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The Initial Value Representation for Quantum Trajectories |
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101 | (3) |
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The Trajectory Noncrossing Rules |
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104 | (1) |
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Dynamics of Quantum Trajectories Near Wave Function Nodes |
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104 | (5) |
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Chaotic Quantum Trajectories |
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109 | (3) |
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Examples of Chaotic Quantum Trajectories |
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112 | (5) |
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Chaos and the Role of Nodes in the Wave Function |
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117 | (2) |
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Why Weren't Quantum Trajectories Computed 50 Years Ago? |
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119 | (4) |
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Function and Derivative Approximation on Unstructured Grids |
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123 | (25) |
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123 | (4) |
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Least Squares Fitting Algorithms |
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127 | (5) |
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132 | (3) |
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Fitting with Distributed Approximating Functionals |
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135 | (3) |
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Derivative Computation via Tessellation and Fitting |
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138 | (3) |
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Finite Element Method for Derivative Computation |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (4) |
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Applications of the Quantum Trajectory Method |
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148 | (18) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (3) |
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The Anisotropic Harmonic Oscillator |
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153 | (3) |
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The Downhill Ramp Potential |
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156 | (5) |
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Scattering from the Eckart Barrier |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (3) |
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Adaptive Methods for Trajectory Dynamics |
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166 | (24) |
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166 | (1) |
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Hydrodynamic Equations and Adaptive Grids |
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167 | (2) |
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Grid Adaptation with the ALE Method |
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169 | (3) |
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Grid Adaptation Using the Equidistribution Principle |
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172 | (5) |
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Adaptive Smoothing of the Quantum Force |
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177 | (5) |
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Adaptive Dynamics with Hybrid Algorithms |
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182 | (5) |
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187 | (3) |
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Quantum Trajectories for Multidimensional Dynamics |
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190 | (28) |
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190 | (1) |
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Description of the Model for Decoherence |
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191 | (3) |
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Quantum Trajectory Results for the Decoherence Model |
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194 | (5) |
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Quantum Trajectory Results for the Decay of a Metastable State |
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199 | (4) |
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Quantum Trajectory equations for Electronic Nonadiabatic Dynamics |
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203 | (8) |
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Description of the Model for Electronic Nonadiabatic Dynamics |
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211 | (3) |
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Nonadiabatic Dynamics From Quantum Trajectory Propagation |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (3) |
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Approximations to the Quantum Force |
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218 | (17) |
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218 | (1) |
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Statistical Approach for Fitting the Density to Gaussians |
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219 | (1) |
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Determination of Parameters: Expectation-Maximization |
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220 | (2) |
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Computational Results: Ground Vibrational State of Methyl Iodide |
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222 | (3) |
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Fitting the Density Using Least Squares |
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225 | (2) |
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Global Fit to the Log Derivative of the Density |
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227 | (3) |
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Local Fit to the Log Derivative of the Density |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (2) |
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Derivative Propagation Along Quantum Trajectories |
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235 | (19) |
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235 | (1) |
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Review of the Hydrodynamic Equations |
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236 | (1) |
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The DPM Derivative Hierarchy |
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237 | (3) |
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Implementation of the DPM |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (3) |
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Multidimensional Extension of the DPM |
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244 | (2) |
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Propagation of the Trajectory Stability Matrix |
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246 | (3) |
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Application of the Trajectory Stability Method |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (4) |
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Quantum Trajectories in Phase Space |
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254 | (46) |
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254 | (1) |
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The Liouville, Langevin, and Kramers Equations |
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255 | (5) |
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The Wigner and Husimi Equations |
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260 | (6) |
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The Caldeira--Leggett Equation |
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266 | (4) |
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Phase Space Evolution with Entangled Trajectories |
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270 | (1) |
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Phase Space Evolution Using the Derivative Propagation Method |
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271 | (2) |
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Equations of Motion for Lagrangian Trajectories |
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273 | (2) |
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Examples of Quantum Phase Space Evolution |
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275 | (10) |
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Momentum Moments for Dissipative Dynamics |
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285 | (3) |
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Hydrodynamic Equations for Density Matrix Evolution |
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288 | (4) |
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Examples of Density Matrix Evolution with Trajectories |
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292 | (3) |
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295 | (5) |
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Mixed Quantum--Classical Dynamics |
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300 | (22) |
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300 | (1) |
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The Ehrenfest Mean Field Approximation |
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301 | (1) |
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Hybrid Hydrodynamical--Liouville Phase Space Method |
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302 | (5) |
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Example of Mixed Quantum--Classical Dynamics |
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307 | (1) |
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The Mixed Quantum--Classical Bohmian Method (MQCB) |
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308 | (4) |
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Examples of the MQCB Method |
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312 | (4) |
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Backreaction Through the Bohmian Particle |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (4) |
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Topics in Quantum Hydrodynamics: The Stress Tensor and Vorticity |
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322 | (32) |
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322 | (1) |
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Stress in the One-Dimensional Quantum Fluid |
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323 | (5) |
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Quantum Navier-Stokes Equation and the Stress Tensor |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (5) |
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Vortices in Quantum Dynamics |
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334 | (2) |
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Examples of Vortices in Quantum Dynamics |
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336 | (7) |
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Features of Dynamical Tunneling |
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343 | (1) |
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Vortices and Dynamical Tunneling in the Water Molecule |
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344 | (6) |
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350 | (4) |
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Quantum Trajectories for Stationary States |
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354 | (15) |
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354 | (1) |
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Stationary Bound States and Bohmian Mechanics |
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355 | (1) |
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The Quantum Stationary Hamilton--Jacobi Equation: QSHJE |
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356 | (1) |
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Floydian Trajectories and Microstates |
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357 | (6) |
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The Equivalence Principle and Quantum Geometry |
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363 | (3) |
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366 | (3) |
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Challenges and Opportunities |
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369 | (20) |
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369 | (2) |
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Coping with the Spatial Derivative Problem |
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371 | (1) |
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Coping with the Node Problem |
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372 | (6) |
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Decomposition of Wave Function into Counterpropagating Waves |
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378 | (4) |
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Applications of the Covering Function Method |
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382 | (5) |
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Quantum Trajectories and the Future |
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387 | (2) |
Appendix 1: Atomic Units |
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389 | (1) |
Appendix 2: Example QTM Program |
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390 | (5) |
Index |
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