Influence of inertia effects on the transfer of nucleons in heavy ion collisions

The effects induced by the presence of an inertia term in the collective description of mass transfer are analysed in the framework of a transport model. The model is applied to the study of the collision of S on Ge. The transfer regime is shown to be quasi-oscillatory. The main differences with the overdamped regime are described. The implication of the presence of inertia terms on physical observables like differential cross sections is discussed.