Author clarifies: AI method covers bond breaking on ground-state surface, not photoexcitation

FrankNoeBerlin · x · 2026-09-22

Answering questions about the Microsoft Research work, Frank Noé clarifies: they solve the electronic Schrödinger equation at fixed nuclear coordinates, defining the Born–Oppenheimer potential-energy surface; nuclear motion can then be simulated at finite temperature on that surface with MD. Bond breaking on the ground-state surface is included — where strong electronic correlation matters — but nonadiabatic dynamics between electronic states, e.g. photoexcitation and conical intersections, are not described.

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