A new method captures the physical mechanism behind decoherence – Tech Explorist

Scientists at the EPFL’s Laboratory of Theoretical Physical Chemistry (LCPT), studying the dynamics of polyatomic molecules- found that electrons in these molecules move quite differently from what would be expected in isolated atoms.
It is well known that the oscillations quickly become damped in most polyatomic molecules. This process is called decoherence. Despite this fact, oscillations in some molecules last longer before decoherence sets in.
A newly developed method that captures decoher…

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