Re: Solving Eigenvalue Problems
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- Subject: [mg17255] Re: Solving Eigenvalue Problems
- From: Richard Bowman <rbowman at bridgewater.edu>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 02:34:42 -0400
- Organization: Bridgewater College
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Thanks to Jens-Peer Kuska and others who responded to my question about matrix diagonalization of quantum mechanical problems in Mathematica. My problem was that my eyesight is not very good, but still I had no excuse for not finding Eigen...[] in the Mathematica 3.0 book the first time I looked. I did find it later. Now all I am wondering about is why the solutions go from the largest to the smallest eigenvalue. (Just nitpicking. <smile>) Really, Eigenvalues[] and Eigenvectors[] are just what I needed! Jens-Peer also wrote: > My book (german) as well as > > Quantum Methods with Mathematica > James M. Feagin > (TELOS/Springer-Verlag, 1994) > ISBN 0-387-97973-5 (hardcover/482 pages) > > will give you several examples. My German is way too rusty (my regrets), but I will have to check out the book by Feagin. Again, thanks. Richard Bowman