Using quantum trajectories and adaptive grids to solve quantum dynamical problems

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 22-30

  Wyatt, Robert E ^a   Bittner, Eric R ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HYDRODYNAMICS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE GRIDS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0038450198     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCISE.2003.1208638     Document Type: Article

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