Physics – Computational Physics
Scientific paper
2006-06-03
Physics
Computational Physics
19 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Eur. J. Phys
Scientific paper
10.1088/0143-0807/27/5/017
The method is an extension to negative energies of a spectral integral equation method to solve the Schroedinger equation, developed previously for scattering applications. One important innovation is a re-scaling procedure in order to compensate for the exponential behaviour of the negative energy Green's function. Another is the need to find approximate energy eigenvalues, to serve as starting values for a subsequent iteration procedure. In order to illustrate the new method, the binding energy of the He-He dimer is calculated, using the He-He TTY potential. In view of the small value of the binding energy, the wave function has to be calculated out to a distance of 3000 a.u. Two hundred mesh points were sufficient to obtain an accuracy of three significant figures for the binding energy, and with 320 mesh points the accuracy increased to six significant figures. An application to a potential with two wells separated by a barrier, is also made.
Koltracht Israel
Rawitscher George H.
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