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Zh. Vychisl. Mat. Mat. Fiz., 2011 Volume 51, Number 3, Pages 470–479 (Mi zvmmf8084)

Comment on failure of excited-state energy calculation of analytical transfer matrix method for the potential $V(x)=(1/2)kx^2+\lambda x^4$

A. Hutem

Physics Division, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chiangmai Rajabhat University, Chiang mai 50300, Thailand

Abstract: The analytical transfer matrix method is applied to the quantum mechanical bound-state problem potential with $V(x)=(1/2)kx^2+\lambda x^4$. It is found that numerical values of phase contribution are unstable when compared with standard methods like numerical shoot method, WKB approximation, this leads to substantial errors in excited-state energy calculation.

Key words: bound-state problem of quantum mechanics, analytical transfer matrix-method, numerical method for quadrat – well problem.

UDC: 519.634

Received: 27.07.2009
Revised: 17.05.2010

Language: English


 English version:
Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, 2011, 51:3, 435–443

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