A fast algorithm for the solution of the time-independent Gross-Pitaevskii equation

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-21

  Choi, Yung Sze ^a   Javanainen, Juha ^a   Koltracht, Israel ^a   Koštrun, Marijan ^a   McKenna, Patrick J ^a   Savytska, Nataliya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Gross Pitaevskii equation; Ground state; Non linear Hamiltonians; Numerical methods; Partial differential equations

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GROUND STATE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

COLLOCATION METHOD; EFFICIENT NUMERICAL METHOD; FAST ALGORITHMS; FIXED POINTS; GROSS-PITAEVSKII EQUATION; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS; NON LINEAR; NON-LINEAR HAMILTONIAN; SPATIAL VARIABLES; TIME INDEPENDENTS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0042858343     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9991(03)00235-3     Document Type: Article

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