Generalized Langevin equation approach for atom/solid-surface scattering: Inelastic studies

Abstract
The generalized Langevin equation approach for gas/solid‐surface scattering is applied to the study of gas translational to surfacevibrational energy transfer. A local Brownian approximation to the exact dynamics is used for these studies. Finite temperature lattice studies are facilitated by directly solving the appropriate Fokker–Planck equation.