The method of constructing the high-order stable operator-difference scheme
s for solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation are proposed as a gen
eralization of the Crank-Nicolson scheme. The schemes are constructed in te
rms of the Magnus expansion for the evolution operator. The case of the non
-homogeneous equation is also considered. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. Al
l rights reserved.