scholarly journals The Numerov-Crank-Nicolson scheme on a non-uniform mesh for the time-dependent Schrödinger equation on the half-axis

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 587-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Zlotnik ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Zlotnik ◽  
Ilya Zlotnik

AbstractWe consider the generalized time-dependent Schrödinger equation on the half-axis and a broad family of finite-difference schemes with the discrete transparent boundary conditions (TBCs) to solve it. We first rewrite the discrete TBCs in a simplified form explicit in space step


2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raimondas Čiegis ◽  
Violeta Pakenienė

AbstractIn this paper we consider the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The equation includes an absorption term, and the solution is periodically amplified in order to compensate the lose of the energy. The problem describes propa- gation of a signal in optical fibers. In our previous work we proved that the well-known Crank—Nicolson scheme is unconditionally unstable for this problem. We present in this paper two finite difference approximations. The first one is given by a modified Crank—Nicolson scheme and the second one is obtained by a splitting scheme. The stability and convergence of these schemes are proved. The results of numerical exper- iments are presented and discussed.


Author(s):  
Niels Engholm Henriksen ◽  
Flemming Yssing Hansen

This introductory chapter considers first the relation between molecular reaction dynamics and the major branches of physical chemistry. The concept of elementary chemical reactions at the quantized state-to-state level is discussed. The theoretical description of these reactions based on the time-dependent Schrödinger equation and the Born–Oppenheimer approximation is introduced and the resulting time-dependent Schrödinger equation describing the nuclear dynamics is discussed. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of matter at thermal equilibrium, focusing at the Boltzmann distribution. Thus, the Boltzmann distribution for vibrational, rotational, and translational degrees of freedom is discussed and illustrated.


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