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In this paper, the WKB approximation to the scattering problem is developed without the divergences which usually appear at the classical turning points. A detailed procedure of complexification is shown to generate results identical to the…
Consider the differential equation ${ m\ddot{x} +\gamma \dot{x} -x\epsilon \cos(\omega t) =0}$, $0 \leq t \leq T$. The form of the fundamental set of solutions are determined by Floquet theory. In the limit as $m \to 0$ we can apply WKB…
In this paper, we use the WKB approximation method to approximately solve a deformed Schrodinger-like differential equation: $\left[ -\hbar^{2} \partial_{\xi}^{2}g^{2}\left( -i\hbar\alpha\partial_{\xi}\right) -p^{2}\left( \xi\right) \right]…
An extension of Riewe's fractional Hamiltonian formulation is presented for fractional constrained systems. The conditions of consistency of the set of constraints with equations of motion are investigated. Three examples of fractional…
In this study, we analyze the bound-state energy spectrum of quark-antiquark systems using the semiclassical WKB approximation. We consider the Cornell potential, which combines a linear confinement term with a Coulombic interaction, and…
The Wigner function W(q,p) is formulated as a phase-space path integral, whereby its sign oscillations can be seen to follow from interference between the geometrical phases of the paths. The approach has similarities to the path-centroid…
We consider the fractional oscillator being a generalization of the conventional linear oscillator in the framework of fractional calculus. It is interpreted as an ensemble average of ordinary harmonic oscillators governed by stochastic…
In this work we explain the relevance of the Differential Galois Theory in the semiclassical (or WKB) quantification of some two degree of freedom potentials. The key point is that the semiclassical path integral quantification around a…
The master equation for a damped spin well known from the theory of superradiance, is written as a finite-difference equation and solved by a WKB-like method. The propagator thus obtained looks like the van Vleck propagator of a certain…
We consider a semi-discrete finite volume scheme for a degenerate fractional conservation laws driven by a cylindrical Wiener process. Making use of the bounded variation (BV) estimates, Young measure theory, and a clever adaptation of…
Solution of the Schr\"odinger's equation in the zero order WKB approximation is analyzed. We observe and investigate several remarkable features of the WKB$_0$ method. Solution in the whole region is built with the help of simple connection…
A fractional generalization of the Floquet theorem is suggested for fractional Schr\"odinger equations (FTSE)s with the time-dependent periodic Hamiltonians. The obtained result, called the fractional Floquet theorem (fFT), is formulated in…