Identification of the invariant manifolds of the LiCN molecule using Lagrangian descriptors

In this paper, we apply Lagrangian descriptors to study the invariant manifolds that emerge from the top of two barriers existing in the LiCN --><-- LiNC isomerization reaction. We demonstrate that the integration times must be large enough compared with the characteristic stability exponents...

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Autores: Revuelta, F., Benito, R. M., Borondo, Florentino
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/705565
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/705565
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.104.044210
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Isomerization
Lagrange Multipliers
Lithium Compounds
Molecular Physics
Nitrogen Compounds
Potential Energy
Potential Energy Surfaces
Quantum Chemistry
Química
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Resumo:In this paper, we apply Lagrangian descriptors to study the invariant manifolds that emerge from the top of two barriers existing in the LiCN --><-- LiNC isomerization reaction. We demonstrate that the integration times must be large enough compared with the characteristic stability exponents of the periodic orbit under study. The invariant manifolds manifest as singularities in the Lagrangian descriptors. Furthermore, we develop an equivalent potential energy surface with 2 degrees of freedom, which reproduces with a great accuracy previous results [F. Revuelta, R. M. Benito, and F. Borondo, Phys. Rev. E 99, 032221 (2019)]. This surface allows the use of an adiabatic approximation to develop a more simplified potential energy with solely 1 degree of freedom. The reduced dimensional model is still able to qualitatively describe the results observed with the original 2- degrees-of-freedom potential energy landscape. Likewise, it is also used to study in a more simple manner the influence on the Lagrangian descriptors of a bifurcation, where some of the previous invariant manifolds emerge, even before it takes place