Wronskian method and the Schr\"odinger eigenvalue march
Quantum Physics
2011-10-25 v1
Abstract
We compare the Wronskian method (WM) and the Schr\"odinger eigenvalue march or canonical function method (SEM--CFM) for the calculation of the energies and eigenfunctions of the Schr\"odinger equation. The Wronskians between linearly independent solutions of the Schr\"odinger equation provide a rigorous basis for some of the assumptions of the SEM-CFM, like, for example, the concept of "saturation". We compare the performance of both approaches on a simple one-dimensional model and suggest that taking into account the asymptotic behaviour of the wavefunction (as is already done in the WM) may make the SEM-CFM more efficient from a numerical point of view.
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@article{arxiv.1110.5070,
title = {Wronskian method and the Schr\"odinger eigenvalue march},
author = {Francisco M. Fernández},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.5070},
year = {2011}
}