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Main Authors: Piron, R., Tacu, M.
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02621
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author Piron, R.
Tacu, M.
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Tacu, M.
contents We propose an explicit numerical method to solve Milne's phase-amplitude equations. Previously proposed methods solve directly Milne's nonlinear equation for the amplitude. For that reason, they exhibit high sensitivity to errors and are prone to instability through the growth of a spurious, rapidly varying component of the amplitude. This makes the systematic use of these methods difficult. On the contrary, the present method is based on solving a linear third-order equation which is equivalent to the nonlinear amplitude equation. This linear equation was derived by Kiyokawa, who used it to obtain analytical results on Coulomb wavefunctions [Kiyokawa, AIP Advances, 2015]. The present method uses this linear equation for numerical computation, thus resolving the problem of the growth of a rapidly varying component.
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spellingShingle An explicit numerical scheme for Milne's phase-amplitude equations
Piron, R.
Tacu, M.
Plasma Physics
Atomic Physics
Computational Physics
We propose an explicit numerical method to solve Milne's phase-amplitude equations. Previously proposed methods solve directly Milne's nonlinear equation for the amplitude. For that reason, they exhibit high sensitivity to errors and are prone to instability through the growth of a spurious, rapidly varying component of the amplitude. This makes the systematic use of these methods difficult. On the contrary, the present method is based on solving a linear third-order equation which is equivalent to the nonlinear amplitude equation. This linear equation was derived by Kiyokawa, who used it to obtain analytical results on Coulomb wavefunctions [Kiyokawa, AIP Advances, 2015]. The present method uses this linear equation for numerical computation, thus resolving the problem of the growth of a rapidly varying component.
title An explicit numerical scheme for Milne's phase-amplitude equations
topic Plasma Physics
Atomic Physics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02621