Solution of frequently-encountered Schrdinger equations in terms of special functions

DLMF: Digital Library of Mathematical Functions, free access at http://dlmf.nist.gov

How to use DLMF:

Transform your equation into dimensionless form.
Find similar-looking differential equation in function definition in DLMF chapters (can
use semantic search).
Reduce your equation to the appropriate DLMF equation.
Identify which of all the possible DLMF solutions to that equation has the appropriate
boundary conditions for your problem.
Derive normalization constant from DLMF integrals.

System Special functions DLMF Chapter

Free particle/scattering in 2- or 3-D : Bessel functions 10
radial functions
Free particle/scattering 3-D: angular Legendre functions 14, 18, 34
functions Legendre polynomials
Spherical harmonics
Linear potential: x Airy function 9
Quadratic potential: x2 Parabolic cylinder function 12, 13,
Confluent hypergeometric
function
Hermite polynomials
Coulomb potential: 1/r Confluent hypergeometric 13, 18, 33
function
Coulomb function
Laguerre and Generalized
Laguerre polynomials
2- or 3-D isotropic oscillator in radial Generalized Laguerre 18
coordinate: r2 polynomials
Inverse square potential: 1/r2 Bessel functions 10
Sinusoidal potential: sin(kx) Mathieu functions 28
Physical pendulum Mathieu functions 28
Rigid rotator Legendre functions 14, 18, 34
Legendre polynomials
Spherical harmonics
Two-center Coulomb potential Spheroidal wavefunctions 30
Angular momentum algebra Legendre functions 14, 18, 31, 34
Legendre polynomials
Spherical harmonics
Heun functions
3j, 6j and 9j symbols
Nonlinear Schrdinger equation Jacobian elliptic functions 22
Dirac delta expansions Various 1.17