Analysis of the continuous-configuration time-dependent self-consistent field method applied to system-bath dynamics

作者：Lopez Lopez Sergio^*; Nest Mathias

来源：Journal of Chemical Physics, 2010, 132(10): 104103.

DOI：10.1063/1.3351903

• harmonic oscillators
• quantum theory
• SCF calculations
• vibrational states

We have implemented and studied the continuous-configuration time-dependent self-consistent field scheme, a variation of the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method, which aims to get around the latter's exponential scaling problem, especially with regard to system-bath dynamics. We present applications to quantum dissipative dynamics and an analysis of the computational effort. Namely, propagation times within this scheme scale linearly with the number of bath modes.

• 出版日期2010-3-14