SOLUTION OF A THOMAS-FERMI PROBLEM USING LINEAR APPROXIMANTS

Authors
MOONEY JW
Citation
Jw. Mooney, SOLUTION OF A THOMAS-FERMI PROBLEM USING LINEAR APPROXIMANTS, Computer physics communications, 76(1), 1993, pp. 51-57
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science","Computer Applications & Cybernetics","Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
Computer physics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00104655
Volume
76
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
51 - 57
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-4655(1993)76:1<51:SOATPU>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Methods for numerically approximating solutions of Thomas-Fermi equati ons are considered, Iterative algorithms are described which bound the solutions. New discretisations for the algorithms provide O(h2) accur acy, which is then improved by extrapolation.