An error analysis of the multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree method of quantum dynamics

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 759-780

  Conte, Dajana ^a   Lubich, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Low rank approximation; MCTDH method; Multi dimensional quantum dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956600401     PISSN: 28227840     EISSN: 28047214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2010018     Document Type: Article

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