Merkel wrote Fortran code for her PhD thesis. [1] Afaik she approximated the Schrödinger equation to compute the rate of decay of molecules with up to 6 atoms.

Merkel wrote Fortran code for her PhD thesis. [1] Afaik she approximated the Schrödinger equation to compute the rate of decay of molecules with up to 6 atoms. This [2] is the last physics paper of her (from 1990). After the wall fell, her interests changed quite a bit... Only political papers from then on. [1] http://www.file-upload.net/download-9106454/AM-Diss.pdf.html http://www.file-upload.net/download-9106454/AM-Diss.pdf.html [2] http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fqua.560380214 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fqua.560380214