Communications in Theoretical Physics

Notes on Application of WKB Method

Gua Xiao-Yan, Jianqiang Sun

Published Oct 1, 2008• 2 citations

Abstract

The notes here presented are of the modifications introduced in the application of WKB method. The problems of two- and three-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential are revisited by WKB and the new formulation of quantization rule respectively. It is found that the energy spectrum of the radial harmonic oscillator, which is reproduced exactly by the standard WKB method with the hanger modification, is also reproduced exactly without the hanger modification via the new quantization rule approach. An alternative way to obtain the non-integral Maslov index for three-dimensional harmonic oscillator is proposed.

DOI: 10.1088/0253-6102/50/4/14

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