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Finite Element Analysis of the Schroedinger Equation

Avtar S. Sehra
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The purpose of this work is to test the application of the finite element method to quantum mechanical problems, in particular for solving the Schroedinger equation. We begin with an overview of quantum mechanics, and standard numerical techniques. We then give an introduction to finite element analysis using the diffusion equation as an example. Three numerical time evolution methods are considered: the (tried and tested) Crank-Nicolson method, the continuous space-time method, and the discontinuous space-time method.

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Avtar S. Sehra. 2007-04-17. Finite Element Analysis of the Schroedinger Equation. https://arxiv.org/abs/0704.3240

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