Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2003-08-15
J.Chem.Phys. 119 (2003) 4629-4640
Physics
Quantum Physics
RevTeX4, 20 pages, 6 eps figures
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1595638
We propose a new quantum dynamics method called the effective potential analytic continuation (EPAC) to calculate the real time quantum correlation functions at finite temperature. The method is based on the effective action formalism which includes the standard effective potential. The basic notions of the EPAC are presented for a one-dimensional double well system in comparison with the centroid molecular dynamics (CMD) and the exact real time quantum correlation function. It is shown that both the EPAC and the CMD well reproduce the exact short time behavior, while at longer time their results deviate from the exact one. The CMD correlation function damps rapidly with time because of ensemble dephasing. The EPAC correlation function, however, can reproduce the long time oscillation inherent in the quantum double well systems. It is also shown that the EPAC correlation function can be improved toward the exact correlation function by means of the higher order derivative expansion of the effective action.
Horikoshi Atsushi
Kinugawa Kenichi
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