Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.103, No.4, 1375-1383, 1995
Periodic Orbit Analysis of Molecular Vibrational-Spectra - 1/1 Resonant Coupled Modes
In this paper we analyze the quantum density of states for a model molecular vibrational Hamiltonian describing two coupled anharmonic (Morsel oscillators. Periods of classical periodic orbits as a function of energy and coupling parameter are extracted directly from the quantum spectrum using the Gabor transform. We are able to identify the quantum manifestation of the local-to-normal transition, and of resonant bifurcations of periodic orbits.
Keywords:SEMICLASSICAL QUANTIZATION;POLYATOMIC-MOLECULES;NONSEPARABLE SYSTEMS;ENERGY-SPECTRUM;QUANTUM CHAOS;DYNAMICS;SPECTROSCOPY;EXPANSION;MECHANICS;ATOM