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Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) is a powerful experimental technique, as it directly probes the nonlinear (third-order) response function of the system, providing key insights into ultrafast energy transfer and relaxation processes. However, 2DES experiments are generally difficult to interpret, often relying on simulations in order to associate observed spectral features with specific underlying system dynamics. For this reason, the development of robust, computationally inexpensive theoretical methods for modeling these experiments remains an active area of research. We have recently derived such an approach for computing the exact finite-temperature nonlinear response function for harmonic Hamiltonians within the Condon approximation, assuming that the transition dipole moment is independent of nuclear coordinates. In this work, we extend our formalism to exactly account for non-Condon/Herzberg−Teller (HT) type contributions to the nonlinear response function, which are known to be crucial for accurately describing linear optical spectra in a wide range of molecular systems. We highlight the key insights that can be gained from our new method, named FC2DES+HT, by simulating the 2DES signals of two molecules with known non-Condon behavior, the phenolate anion and free-base porphyrin. The results demonstrate that Herzberg−Teller couplings substantially impact energy relaxation dynamics in these systems.
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Hydrodynamic nonlinear response of interacting integrable systems
We develop a formalism for computing the nonlinear response of interacting integrable systems. Our results are asymptotically exact in the hydrodynamic limit where perturbing fields vary sufficiently slowly in space and time. We show that spatially resolved nonlinear response distinguishes interacting integrable systems from noninteracting ones, exemplifying this for the Lieb–Liniger gas. We give a prescription for computing finite-temperature Drude weights of arbitrary order, which is in excellent agreement with numerical evaluation of the third-order response of the XXZ spin chain. We identify intrinsically nonperturbative regimes of the nonlinear response of integrable systems.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1653271
- PAR ID:
- 10326249
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Volume:
- 118
- Issue:
- 37
- ISSN:
- 0027-8424
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2106945118
