List of quantum mechanical potentials

List of quantum mechanical potentials

This is a list of potential energy functions that are frequently used in quantum mechanics.

One dimensional potentials

* Square potential
* Step potential
* Dirac potential (or the "contact potential")
* Barrier potential
* Morse potential
* Rosen-Morse potential
* Pöschl-Teller potential (there are two types)
*Gaussian potential

Oscillators

* Harmonic potential (harmonic oscillator)
* Morse potential (morse oscillator)
* Kratzer potential (Kratzer oscillator)

Miscellaneous

* Lennard-Jones potential
* Kolos-Wolniewicz potential
* Coulomb potential


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