# quantum-visualizations/qmsolve

⚛️ A module for solving and visualizing the Schrödinger equation.

Repository: https://github.com/quantum-visualizations/qmsolve
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qmsolve
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: quantum-mechanics, quantum-physics, schrodinger-equation, simulations, physics, python, quantum-programming, wavefunction, quantum, visualization
Last push: 2025-01-04T04:46:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1977, "days_push": 606, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1169, forks 155 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.137705+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library for solving the Schrödinger equation for one and two particles and visualizing the resulting eigenstates and time-dependent wavefunctions in 1D, 2D, and 3D. It discretizes user-defined Hamiltonians, diagonalizes them efficiently, and offers interactive visualizations including superpositions of eigenstates.

## Use cases
- solve the schrodinger equation in python
- visualize quantum wavefunctions in 2d and 3d
- compute eigenstates and energies of a potential
- simulate time evolution of a quantum system
- teach quantum mechanics with interactive visualizations
- model a harmonic oscillator or particle in a box
- study superpositions of eigenstates interactively

## When to choose
- you need an easy-to-use Python solver for single- or two-particle quantum systems
- you want interactive visualizations of eigenstates and wavefunction dynamics
- you are teaching or learning quantum mechanics and want concrete simulations
- you need energies and eigenstates for arbitrary user-defined potentials

## When to avoid
- you need ab initio quantum chemistry or many-body methods beyond two particles
- you require high-performance production-grade solvers for large-scale scientific computing
- you need relativistic quantum mechanics or quantum field theory simulations
- 3D plotting is required but you cannot install Mayavi

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, data-visualization, math
- domain: simulation, data-visualization, education
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: quantum-mechanics, schrodinger-equation, wavefunction, eigenstate-solver, physics-simulation, scientific-computing, physics

## Member repositories
- quantum-visualizations/qmsolve (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.137705+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:43.464328+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/quantum-visualizations/qmsolve (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.137705+00:00, sha 50cf3a349d8c)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/qmsolve/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:45.482147+00:00, sha 5e3693590f90)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.
