Error sources in the standard numerical integration of the Schrödinger equation: An improved method
Error sources in the standard numerical integration of the Schrödinger equation: An improved method
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薛定谔方程标准数值积分中的误差源:一种改进方法
DOI:
10.1016/0021-9991(85)90184-6
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发表时间:
1985
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
L. L. Salcedo
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作者:
E. Oset;L. L. Salcedo
A numerical study of the standard Numerov method for the solution of the Schrödinger equation is done by looking at the errors of the solution and the limits of precision for this method. Comparison is made with the results of an improved method that traces back all sources of errors, minimizing them and making the error of each of the sources of comparable magnitude to the others in order to optimize the computing time. A reduction factor of more than 100 is found for the computing time, given a certain accuracy. On the other hand, fixing a certain computational time, a substantial increase in accuracy is gained. The improved method proves particularly suitable for the study of weakly bound states, potentials with discontinuities, singular potentials, or those mixing atomic and nuclear degrees of freedom.