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semiclassical Definition

semi·clas·si·cal (-klas′i kəl)

adjective

somewhat classical in form, quality, etc.; specif., designating or of music that is like classical music but is less complex in nature and has a more immediate appeal

semiclassical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • theory: We extend the semiclassical theory of scarring of quantum eigenfunctions by classical periodic orbits to include situations where these orbits undergo generic bifurcations.
  • method: Semiclassical Methods for Atoms and Molecules ( University of Nottingham, Great Britain ).
  • limit: The study of how quantum systems, whose classical counterparts are chaotic, behave in the semiclassical limit has been called quantum chaos.
  • model: Structure in the angular distributions is analyzed using a semiclassical optical model.
  • approximation: This is known as the semiclassical approximation because its validity lies somewhere between that of classical and quantum physics.
  • quantization: The semiclassical quantization of the normal form has been investigated and in some cases a very good agreement with quantum results was found.