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Using "SMath" to Solve the Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation
Atkin, Keith
Physics Education, v56 n5 Article 055018 Sep 2021
This paper shows how the freely downloadable software package called "SMath Studio" can be used to solve the time-independent Schrödinger equation using a simple step-wise approximation. The solution is illustrated with reference to the hydrogen atom for which trial eigenvalues are supplied by the energy level formula of the Bohr atom.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Equations (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Time, Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics
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