Schrodinger equation on a generic radial grid

In this note, we discuss the choice of radial grid in the numerical resolution of the Schrodinger equation. We detail the transformation of the equation resulting from a change of variable and function for a generic radial grid, using either the explicit or implicit form of the relation describing the change of variable, and apply it to the ������ ������+ ������ln(������) log-linear mesh. It is shown that, in the former case, the first three derivatives of the Lambert ������function are required. This complication becomes unnecessary if we adopt the implicit relation instead.

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In this note, the choice of radial grid in the numerical resolution of the Schrodinger equation is discussed. The transformation of the equation resulting from a change of variable and function for a generic radial grid is detailed, using either the explicit or implicit form of the relation describing the change of variable, and applied to the log-linear mesh. It is shown that the complication of requiring the first three derivatives of the Lambert function becomes unnecessary if the implicit relation is adopted.