Collisions involving the crossing of potential energy curves
- 23 August 1960
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 257 (1288) , 22-31
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1960.0130
Abstract
The Landau-Zener formula for the transition probability at a crossing of potential energy curves is discussed. It is pointed out that the model used in the derivation has defects which make the range of validity of the formula much more restricted than is commonly supposed.Keywords
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