Generalization of Numerov's method for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation in two dimensions

Computers and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 577-584

  Avdelas, G ^a   Konguetsof, A ^a   Simos, T E ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

COULOMB POTENTIAL; DISCRETIZATION; NUMEROV METHOD; SCHRODINGER EQUATIONS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0033748264     PISSN: 00978485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0097-8485(99)00096-0     Document Type: Article

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