A fourier method solution for the time dependent Schrödinger equation as a tool in molecular dynamics

D. Kosloff*, R. Kosloff

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Abstract

A new method is presented for the solution of the time dependent Schrödinger equation in its application to physical and chemical molecular phenomena. The method is based on discretizing space and time on a grid, and using the Fourier method to produce both spatial derivatives, and second order differencing for time derivatives. The method conserves norm and energy, and preserves quantum mechanical commutation relations. One- and two-dimensional examples, where a comparison to analytic results is possible, are investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-53
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Computational Physics
Volume52
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1983

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