A finite-difference method for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-205

  Simos, T E ^a   Williams, P S ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eigenvalue problem; Finite differences; Phase lag; Schr dinger equation

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

SCHRODINGER EQUATION;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0031101965     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0427(96)00156-2     Document Type: Article

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