Published February 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Numerical method for the time evolution of the Dirac equation

  • 1. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

We propose an iterative procedure for the numerical evolution of Dirac equation. It is a fast and stable version of the coordinate-space predictor-corrector method and can be extended to (3+1) dimensions for the relativistic mean-field calculation of heavy-ion collisions. A detailed example is worked out for the case of the Bottcher-Strayer pair production mechanism in (1+1) dimensions. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Zeitschrift fuer Physik, A: Atomic Nuclei
Journal Volume
335
Journal Issue
2
Series
Z. Phys., A: At. Nuclei.
Journal Page Range
125-130
ISSN
0930-1151
CODEN
ZAANE