The nonlinear Schrödinger equation with harmonic potential (NLSE) plays an important role in quantum mechanics, so the exact solutions of this equation is studied in this paper. The NLSE is transformed into the classical nonlinear Schrödinger equation by a new class of traveling wave transformation. Next, the problem of exact solutions is changed into the solutions of ordinary differential equation (ODE) by the method of undetermined function. Then, through low-order sub-ODE method and hyperbolic function method, we get two class of solutions of the ODEs. Finally, a series of new exact solutions of the NLSE are obtained. Meanwhile the related numerical simulations are presented.
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