Numerical Methods for Finding Momentum Space Distributions

Frank Rioux
Department of Chemistry, Saint John''s University , Collegeville, MN 56321
J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74 (5), p 605
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p605
Publication Date (Web): May 1, 1997

Abstract

Schrodinger's equation in its momentum space form is generally more difficult to solve than its coordinate space counterpart. Therefore momentum space wavefunctions are generally obtained by Fourier transform of the spatial wavefunctions. This note describes two simple numerical techniques for obtaining momentum space wavefunctions.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Computational Chemistry

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