Few Body Dynamics of Atomic and Molecular Systems

该项目的主要长期目标是开发理论和计算工具，使研究人员能够预测原子和分子系统的行为，或解释原子和分子实验的结果。由于计算这些对象的行为的难度随着粒子数量的增加呈指数增长，因此即使对象数量的小幅增加也会对所需的工作量产生巨大的影响。这个项目的主要关注点是两个或更多电子可以同时逃离原子/分子的系统，或者高激发原子暴露在强场中的系统。这些系统可以显示出高度相关的运动，如果没有新的理论或计算技术，这是很难理解的。这个项目的更广泛的影响是，它推进了原子物理知识的基础，并为本科生、研究生和博士后研究人员提供了一个学习科学研究艺术的环境。积极鼓励来自代表性不足群体的年轻研究人员参加这一项目，他们在以前的项目中接受了良好的培训。研究项目的成果发表在同行评议的期刊上，并在分部会议、专题研讨会和座谈会上发表，它们可能会对其他科学家产生影响。

The main long term goal of this project is to develop theoretical and computational tools that will allow researchers to predict behavior of atomic and molecular systems or explain the results of experiments on atoms and molecules. Because the difficulty in calculating the behavior of these objects grows exponentially with the number of particles, even a small increase in the number of objects can have a huge impact on the effort needed. The main focus of this project is on systems where two or more electrons can simultaneously escape the atom/molecule, or where highly excited atoms are exposed to strong fields. These systems can exhibit highly correlated motion which is difficult to understand without new theoretical or computational techniques.The broader impact of this project is that it advances the base of knowledge in atomic physics and provides an environment where undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers learn the art of scientific research. Young researchers from underrepresented groups are actively encouraged to join this project and they have had good training during previous projects. The results of the research projects are published in peer reviewed journals and presented at divisional meetings, topical workshops, and colloquia, and they can have impact on other scientists.