Configuration space Faddeev calculations. I. Triton ground-state properties

The formulation of Faddeev-type equations in configuration space is discussed. Numerical solutions are obtained using splines and the method of orthogonal collocation. Triton observables and wave-function probabilities are calculated for s-wave NN interaction models of Malfliet and Tjon and the tensor force model of Reid. Comparison with previously published triton results is made; our full five-channel results for the Reid soft-core potential are in excellent agreement with those obtained by Afnan and Birrell using separable expansion methods