An accurate finite difference method for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation

DOI10.1016/S0377-0427(98)00014-4zbMath0934.65084MaRDI QIDQ1298525

Theodore E. Simos

Publication date: 22 August 1999

Published in: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Dirichlet problemfinite difference methodSchrödinger equationregular and singular eigenvalue problems semi-infinite intervals

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Particular ordinary differential operators (Dirac, one-dimensional Schrödinger, etc.) (34L40) Finite difference and finite volume methods for ordinary differential equations (65L12) Numerical solution of eigenvalue problems involving ordinary differential equations (65L15) Eigenvalues, estimation of eigenvalues, upper and lower bounds of ordinary differential operators (34L15)

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