Precise numerical solutions of potential problems using the Crank-Nicolson method

DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2007.11.028MaRDI QIDQ2479490zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Daekyoung Kang, Eugene J. S. Won

Publication date 26 March 2008

Published in Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0609176

zbMATH Keywords

eigenvaluesnumerical exampleserror estimationfinite differencesCrank-Nicolson methodimaginary timeprecise numerical calculationSchrödinger equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eigenvalues, estimation of eigenvalues, upper and lower bounds of ordinary differential operators (34L15) Particular ordinary differential operators (Dirac, one-dimensional Schrödinger, etc.) (34L40) Finite difference and finite volume methods for ordinary differential equations (65L12) Error bounds for numerical methods for ordinary differential equations (65L70) Numerical solution of eigenvalue problems involving ordinary differential equations (65L15)

Abstract: A new numerical treatment in the Crank-Nicholson method with the imaginary time evolution operator is presented in order to solve the Schr"{o}dinger equation. The original time evolution technique is extended to a new operator that provides a systematic way to calculate not only eigenvalues of ground state but also of excited states. This new method systematically produces eigenvalues with accuracies of eleven digits with the Cornell potential that covers non-perturbative regime. An absolute error estimation technique based on a power counting rule is implemented. This method is examined with exactly solvable problems and produces the numerical accuracy down to 10${}^{-11}$.

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