A dissipative exponentially-fitted method for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation and related problems

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 274-294

  Simos, T E ^a,c   Vigo Aguiar, Jesus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coupled differential equations; Dissipative methods; Exponentially fitted; Finite difference methods; Multistep methods; Resonance problem; Scattering problems; Schr dinger equation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATION; RESONANCE; SCATTERING;

EXPONENTIALLY-FITTED METHODS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0037447749     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(02)00871-8     Document Type: Article

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