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WKB Approximation in Quantum Mechanics

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Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin (WKB) or quasi-classical approximation is one of the most important approximation methods in quantum mechanics and mathematical physics. This is explained by several factors.

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  1. Moscow Engineering Physical Institute, Kashirskoe shosse 31, Moscow, Russia, 115409

    Boris Mikhailovich Karnakov

  2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia, 141700

    Vladimir Pavlovich Krainov

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Karnakov, B.M., Krainov, V.P. (2013). WKB Approximation in Quantum Mechanics. In: WKB Approximation in Atomic Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31558-9_1

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