On the Boundary conditions for the Radial Schrodinger Equation
Teimuraz Nadareishvili2010, arXiv: Mathematical Physics
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Abstract
Exploring the idea that equation for radial wave function must be compatible with the full Schrodinger equation, a boundary condition () 0 u 0 = is derived.
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