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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

Analytical solution of the finite quantum square-well problem

R. Blümel

Published Oct 5, 2005• 15 citations
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Abstract

The bounded positive- and negative-parity spectrum E(?)n of the symmetric, one-dimensional, finite quantum square-well potential is computed exactly, explicitly and analytically in the form E(?)n = f(?)(n), where f(?) are known functions.
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/38/42/l02

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