The multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree (MCTDH) method: A highly efficient algorithm for propagating wavepackets

Physics Report

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-105

  Beck, M H ^a   Jackle A ^a   Worth, G A ^a   Meyer, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

02.70.Ns; 31.15.Qg; MCTDH; Multi dimensional wavefunction propagation; Quantum molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033636381     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(99)00047-2     Document Type: Review

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