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 ===== Numerical Exercises for Monday July 14 ===== ===== Numerical Exercises for Monday July 14 =====
-  * In your favorite programming language, make a program to construct a real symmetric $NxN$ matrix. Diagonalize it using the appropriate LAPACK or GSL routine, and write out some number of the lowest eigenvalues. (Suggestion:​ You might find it useful to use Mathematica (available on the ECT* computers) to diagonalize a small matrix that you can benchmark against.) This will help you test that you've linked to the GSL or LAPACK library.+
    
-  * Install Gitand try out some of the commands covered ​in Morten or Nicolas'​s ​lecture slides ({{:computing.pdf|}} {{:talentdftguides.pdf|}}for your code in the first problem.+  * In the code {{:​coulomboscrelme.f90.zip|}}you will find a subroutine (laguerre_general) that calculates ​the generalized Laguerre polynomials that appear ​in the definition of the HO wf's, see {{:ho_spherical.pdf| here}}. Use this subroutine to create a function or subroutine that calculates the HO wf's $R_{nl}(r)$. Note that for large $n,l$ values, the factorial and double factorial functions that appear in $R_{nl}$ lead to overflow if you code them according to their naive expressions. How might you avoid this problem? [Hint: Recall that $Log{(AB\cdots)}=Log{A} + Log{B} + \cdots$].  
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 +   * Check numerically that the constructed HO wf's are orthonormal. I.e., evaluate $\int r^2dr R_{nl}(r)R_{n'​l'​}(r)$. You will want to use Gaussian quadrature to discretize the integrals. Gaussian quadrature is discussed some in {{:ho_spherical.pdf| }}. While Gauss-Laguerre quadrature is ideal for this problem, plain Gauss-Legendre quadrature, which is widely available in canned routines you can easily find via Google, is sufficient
  
-  * The code   calculates the relative ​matrix elements $\langle nl|V|n'​l\rangle$ ​in HO statesFrom this, construct a subroutine that returns the properly normalized ​$r$-space HO wf's. For some basic background on HO wf'​s, ​ {{:​ho_spherical.pdf| see here}}.+  * Next, write a function/​subroutine that calculates the matrix elements ​of the Coulomb potential, ​$\langle nl|V|n'​l\rangle$. ​Use atomic units ($e=m_e=1$) where $V(r)=1/r$.
    
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 +  ​Construct the hamilton matrix $\langle nl|H|n'​l\rangle$ keeping all HO basis states $n,​n'<​N_{max}$. Diagonalize the matrix for increasing $N_{max}$ values for different values of the oscillator length parameter $b$ ("​oscl"​ in the code.) $b$ and $\hbar\omega$ are related by $b = \sqrt{(\hbar/​(m\omega)}$. ​ Plot your lowest eigenvalue for each $N_{max}$ as a function of $b$ (or $\hbar\omega$).  
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 +  * Construct a subroutine that returns relative HO matrix elements of the Minnesota NN potential. The definition of the Minnesota potential and a sketch of how to proceed will be given on the black board.  
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