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Atlantis studies in mathematical physics

Lecture 16: Semiclassical Approximation for Fast Oscillating Phases. Stationary Phase. W.K.B. Method. Semiclassical Quantization Rules

Gianfausto Dell’Antonio

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations
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We make in this Lecture an analysis of the semiclassical approximation for states represented in configuration space by wave function with fast oscillating phase. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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10.2991/978-94-6239-118-5_16

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