Computation of the semiclassical limit of the schrödinger equation with phase shift by a level set method

Journal of Scientific Computing

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 144-169

  Jin, Shi ^a   Yang, Xu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Keller Maslov index; Level set method; Semiclassical limit of Schr dinger equation

Indexed keywords

DINGER EQUATION; KELLER-MASLOV INDEX; LEVEL SET METHOD; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; SEMICLASSICAL LIMIT;

DROP BREAKUP; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE SHIFT;

SET THEORY;

EID: 49749131952     PISSN: 08857474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10915-007-9137-9     Document Type: Article

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