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Find the Spectrum of a Schrödinger Operator

Solve the eigenproblem of a Schrödinger equation over a 1D region.

Specify an unconstrained Schrödinger operator.

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h = 1/10; V[x_] := x^2 \[ScriptCapitalL] = -h^2*u''[x] + V[x]*u[x];

Find the 10 smallest eigenvalues and eigenfunctions on a refined mesh.

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{vals, funs} = NDEigensystem[\[ScriptCapitalL], u[x], {x, -3, 3}, 10, Method -> {"SpatialDiscretization" -> {"FiniteElement", \ {"MeshOptions" -> {MaxCellMeasure -> 0.01}}}}];

Inspect the eigenvalues.

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vals

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Visualize the eigenfunctions scaled by and offset by the respective eigenvalues.

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Show[Plot[Evaluate[h*funs + vals], {x, -3, 3}], Plot[V[x], {x, -3, 3}], PlotRange -> {{-3, 3}, {0, 2}}, AxesOrigin -> {-3, 0}, ImageSize -> Medium]

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