Coupling of electrons to the electromagnetic field in a localized basis Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A simple formula is obtained for coupling electrons in a complex system to the electromagnetic field. It includes the effect of intra-atomic excitations and nuclear motion, and can be applied in, e.g., first-principles-based simulations of the coupled dynamics of electrons and nuclei in materials and molecules responding to ultrashort laser pulses. Some additional aspects of nonadiabatic dynamical simulations are also discussed, including the potential of "reduced Ehrenfest" simulations for treating problems where standard Ehrenfest simulations will fail. 2008 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • PHYSICAL REVIEW B

author list (cited authors)

  • Allen, R. E.

citation count

  • 12

complete list of authors

  • Allen, Roland E

publication date

  • August 2008