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Nuclear motion is classical

Chemical Physics 2016-05-24 v1

Abstract

The notion from ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations that nuclear motion is best described by classical Newton dynamics instead of the time-dependent Schr{\"o}dinger equation is substantiated. In principle a single experiment should bring clarity. Caution is however necessary, as temperature dependent effects must be eliminated when trying to determine the existence of a zero-point energy.

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@article{arxiv.1605.06954,
  title  = {Nuclear motion is classical},
  author = {Irmgard Frank},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.06954},
  year   = {2016}
}

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3 pages, 1 figure

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