High algebraic order methods for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 22, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 303-349

  Simos, T E ^a,b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bessel and Neumann fitting; Coupled differential equations; Eigenvalue problems; Exponential fitting; Finite differences; Multistep methods; Phase shift problems; Phase lag; Resonance problems; Scattering problems; Schr dinger equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644470130     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029908022103     Document Type: Article

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