arXiv · nlin/0003069
Some properties of WKB series
Abstract
We investigate some properties of the WKB series for arbitrary analytic potentials and then specifically for potentials $x^N$ ($N$ even), where more explicit formulae for the WKB terms are derived. Our main new results are: (i) We find the explicit functional form for the general WKB terms $σ_k'$, where one has only to solve a general recursion relation for the rational coefficients. (ii) We give a systematic algorithm for a dramatic simplification of the integrated WKB terms $\oint σ_k'dx$ that enter the energy eigenvalue equation. (iii) We derive almost explicit formulae for the WKB terms for the energy eigenvalues of the homogeneous power law potentials $V(x) = x^N$, where $N$ is even. In particular, we obtain effective algorithms to compute and reduce the terms of these series.
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Marko Robnik, Valery G. Romanovski. 2000-03-30. Some properties of WKB series. https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470%2F33%2F28%2F312
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