Symplectically Invariant WKB Wave Functions

22 April 1985

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 54 (16) , 1742-1745
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.1742

Abstract

Traditional WKB theory yields wave functions which have divergences and are not invariant under any reasonable class of transformations. This Letter presents alternative WKB wave functions which have no divergences and are symplectic invariants.

Keywords

WKB WAVE FUNCTIONS
INVARIANT
YIELDS WAVE
REASONABLE CLASS
NO DIVERGENCES

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