Schrodinger equation and boundary conditions

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Hi at all,
I'm tring to solve Schrodinger equation in spherically symmetry with these bondary conditions:

##\lim_{r \rightarrow 0} u(r)\ltimes r^{l+1}##
##\lim_{r \rightarrow 0} u'(r)\ltimes (l+1)r^{l}##

For eigenvalues, the text I'm following says that I have to consider that the eigenfunctions are tending to zero at the extremes of integration, i.e. ##r = 0## and ##r = 3 * r_{nucl}##

Why I need to consider an eigenfunction=0 in r=0? I would expect it to be maximum at that point...

Some idea?

Thanks.
 
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BRN said:
Hi at all,
I'm tring to solve Schrodinger equation in spherically symmetry with these bondary conditions:

##\lim_{r \rightarrow 0} u(r)\ltimes r^{l+1}##
##\lim_{r \rightarrow 0} u'(r)\ltimes (l+1)r^{l}##

For eigenvalues, the text I'm following says that I have to consider that the eigenfunctions are tending to zero at the extremes of integration, i.e. ##r = 0## and ##r = 3 * r_{nucl}##

Why I need to consider an eigenfunction=0 in r=0? I would expect it to be maximum at that point...

Some idea?

Thanks.
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Now, I'm using the harmonic oscillator potential:
##
\frac{1}{2}m \omega^2r^2
##

But these boundary conditions are used for Woods-Saxon potential too.
 
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