The escape rate of a molecule

Knauf A, Krapf M (2010)


Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2010

Journal

Publisher: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Book Volume: 13

Pages Range: 159--189

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1007/s11040-010-9073-z

Abstract

We show existence and give an implicit formula for the escape rate of the n-centre problem of celestial mechanics for high energies. Furthermore we give precise computable estimates of this rate. This exponential decay rate plays an important role especially in semiclassical scattering theory of n-atomic molecules. Our result shows that the diameter of a molecule is measurable in a (classical) high-energy scattering experiment.

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APA:

Knauf, A., & Krapf, M. (2010). The escape rate of a molecule. Journal of Mathematical Physics Analysis Geometry, 13(2), 159--189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11040-010-9073-z

MLA:

Knauf, Andreas, and Markus Krapf. "The escape rate of a molecule." Journal of Mathematical Physics Analysis Geometry 13.2 (2010): 159--189.

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