Superscars in the LiNC ⇋ LiCN isomerization reaction

2009/10/22 by Sandra D. Prado, S. D. Prado, E. Vergini +2 · 7 citations
Chemistry · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Bifurcation #Chemistry #Classical mechanics #Geometry #Isomerization #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications #Mathematics #Node (physics) #Nonlinear system #Periodic orbits #Physics #Quantum chaos and dynamical systems #Quantum mechanics #Reaction dynamics #Saddle #Saddle point #Statistical physics #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1209/0295-5075/88/40003

published in Europhysics Letters (EPL) 88(4), 40003 (Institute of Physics) · 6 pages, 5 figures. to appear in EPL

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Abstract

We demonstrate the existence of superscarring in the LiNC LiCN isomerization reaction described by a realistic potential interaction in the range of readily attainable experimental energies.This phenomenon arises as the effect of two periodic orbits appearing "out of the blue" in a saddle-node bifurcation taking place in the dynamics of the system.Potential practical consequences of this superlocalization in the corresponding wave functions are also considered.

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