A fourth algebraic order exponentially-fitted Runge-Kutta method for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 919-931

  Simos, T E ^a,b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bound states problem; Resonance problem; Runge Kutta methods; Schr dinger equation

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ALGEBRAIC ORDER; BOUND-STATES PROBLEMS; DINGER EQUATION; NUMERICAL INTEGRATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RESONANCE PROBLEM;

RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

EID: 0035541118     PISSN: 02724979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imanum/21.4.919     Document Type: Article

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