Interacting particles in two dimensions: numerical solution of the four-dimensional Schrödinger equation in a hypercube

dc.creatorVanyolos, Andras
dc.creatorVarga, Gabor
dc.date2008-08-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:59:09Z
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dc.descriptionWe study numerically the Coulomb interacting two-particle stationary states of the Schrödinger equation, where the particles are confined in a two-dimensional infinite square well. Inside the domain the particles are subjected to a steeply increasing isotropic harmonic potential, resembling that in a nucleus. For these circumstances we have developed a fully discretized finite difference method of the Numerov-type that approximates the four-dimensional Laplace operator, and thus the whole Schrödinger equation, with a local truncation error of $\mathcal{O}(h^6)$, with $h$ being the uniform step size. The method is built on a 89-point central difference scheme in the four-dimensional grid. As expected from the general theorem by Keller [Num.\ Math. \textbf{7}, 412 (1965)], the error of eigenvalues so obtained are found to be the same order of magnitude which we have proved analytically as well.
dc.description44 pages, 28 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3976
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3976
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167927
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleInteracting particles in two dimensions: numerical solution of the four-dimensional Schrödinger equation in a hypercube
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