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{ 1D_FINITE_POTENTIAL_WELL.PDE

 Submitted by Ali Reza Ghaffari, 07/22/2016.

 

 This script solves the Schrodinger equation for a one dimensional finite potential well

 and finds energy levels for bound states plus unnormalaized wave functions.

}

TITLE '1D Finite Potential Well'

 

COORDINATES CARTESIAN1

 

VARIABLES Phi

 

SELECT

   modes=3

   NGRID=30

   ERRLIM=1e-3

 

DEFINITIONS

   volt { in eV}

   hbar=1.05457e-34

   e0=1.6022e-19

   m0=9.11e-31

   v0=64

   a=1.8e-10

 

EQUATIONS

   Phi: (-hbar^2/2/m0/e0)*(dx(dx(Phi)))+volt*Phi-LAMBDA*Phi=0

 

BOUNDARIES

REGION 1

   volt=v0

  START (-3*a)   point value(phi)=0

  LINE TO (-a/2)

 

REGION 2

   volt=0

  START (-a/2) LINE TO (a/2)

 

REGION 3

   volt=v0

  START (a/2)

  LINE TO (3*a ) point value(phi)=0

 

!MONITORS

! no monitors since problem solves so fast

 

PLOTS

elevation(phi*5+lambda,volt) from (-3e-10) to (3e-10)

 

SUMMARY

REPORT(LAMBDA)

 

END