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arXiv:quant-ph/0001101

Globally singularity-free semi-classical wave functions in closed form

Christof Jung, F. Leyvraz, T. H. Seligman

Published Jan 27, 2000• 0 citations
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Abstract

We use a factorization technique and representation of canonical transformations to construct globally valid closed form expressions without singularities of semi-classical wave functions for arbitrary smooth potentials over a one-dimensional position space.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0001101

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