Semiclassical computational methods for quantum dynamics with band-crossing

Shi Jin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
November 5th, 2015 at 2:30PM–3:30PM in 736 Evans Hall [Map]

Band-crossing is a quantum dynamical behavior that contributes to important physics and chemistry phenomena such as quantum tunneling, Berry co nnection, chemical reaction etc. In this talk, we will discuss several recent works in developing semiclassical methods for band-crossing, including examples from surface hopping, Schrodinger equation with periodic potentials, and high frequency solutions of linear hyperbolic systems with polarized waves. For such systems we will also introduce an "asymptotic-preserving" method that is accurate uniformly for all wave numbers.