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WKB , an interactive solution of differential equations using Stokes plots and iterative approach to eigenvalues.

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This routine is for solving wkb problems using stokes methods, the equation is psi"" + q*psi = 0. to solve a particular problem, the user must replace the function q with the desired expression using the frequency dependent coefficients computed in the subroutine coeff. The real parameters par1 to par6 are available as real physical parameters.
The stokes structure is plotted for the initial frequency guess, and the frequency plane is iteratively searched for the eigenvalue connecting selected zeros of q. as the frequency is moved towards the correct value the new zeros of q are found and the new stokes structure plotted.
a,b,c,d,e are complex coefficients in the diff eq which can depend on frequency. nstok is the no of points in the stokes plot z0 is the center of the stokes plot ranz is the range of the stokes plot n is the value in integral = (n+.5)*pi mint is the no. of points in the integral nsym = 0 implies the code will find the two turning points independently.
nsym = 1 can be used only if the d.eq. is symmetric under z to -z and the turning points selected are symmetrically located about the origin. nsrh = 0 means the step size in the z-plane search is the same for both roots, otherwise they can be different nplt is the no. of iterations between plots of the frequency plane search and the integrand. There is also a routine for the numerical integration of the differential equation.


Questions, comments, suggestions, etc. to:
Roscoe White