Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 420387, 17 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/420387
Research Article

Optimizing a Hybrid Two-Step Method for the Numerical Solution of the Schrödinger Equation and Related Problems with Respect to Phase-Lag

T. E. Simos1,2

1Department of Mathematics, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
2Laboratory of Computational Sciences, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Peloponnese, 221 00 Tripolis, Greece

Received 11 January 2012; Accepted 31 January 2012

Academic Editor: Kuppalapalle Vajravelu

Copyright © 2012 T. E. Simos. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

We use a methodology of optimization of the efficiency of a hybrid two-step method for the numerical solution of the radial Schrödinger equation and related problems with periodic or oscillating solutions. More specifically, we study how the vanishing of the phase-lag and its derivatives optimizes the efficiency of the hybrid two-step method.