Related papers: Another approach to WKB analysis
We use exact WKB analysis to derive some concrete formulae in singular quantum perturbation theory, for Schr\"odinger eigenvalue problems on the real line with polynomial potentials of the form $(q^M + g q^N)$, where $N>M>0$ even, and…
In this paper, we revisit the classical linear turning point problem for the second order differential equation $\epsilon^2 x'' +\mu(t)x=0$ with $\mu(0)=0,\,\mu'(0)\ne 0$ for $0<\epsilon\ll 1$. Written as a first order system, $t=0$…
The Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) perturbative series, a widely used technique for solving linear waves, is typically divergent and at best, asymptotic, thus impeding predictions beyond the first few leading-order effects. Here, we report…
We prove an existence and uniqueness theorem for exact WKB solutions of general singularly perturbed linear second-order ODEs in the complex domain. These include the one-dimensional time-independent complex Schr\"odinger equation. Notably,…
Following earlier studies, several new features of singular perturbation theory for one-dimensional quantum anharmonic oscillators are computed by exact WKB analysis; former results are thus validated.
In this article, we investigate the resurgent properties of the WKB solutions for a singularly perturbated second order ordinary differential equation. In particular, we extend and propose a new proof of a theorem due to Aoki (et al) near a…
The classical WKB method (also known as the WKBJ method, the LG method, or the phase integral method) for solving singularly perturbed linear differential equations has never, as far as we know, been looked at from the structured backward…
A new method of estimating higher order perturbative coefficients is discussed. It exploits the rapid, asymptotic growth of perturbative coefficients and the information on the singularities in the complex Borel plane. A comparison with…
The connection between the method of comparison equations (generalized WKB method) and the Ermakov-Pinney equation is established. A perturbative scheme of solution of the generalized Ermakov-Pinney equation is developed and is applied to…
The first part of these lecture notes is devoted to an introduction to the theory of exact WKB analysis for second-order Schr\"odinger-type ordinary differential equations. It reviews the construction of the WKB solution, Borel summability,…
We study holomorphic blocks in the three dimensional ${\mathcal N}=2$ gauge theory that describes the $\mathbb{CP}^1$ model. We apply exact WKB methods to analyze the line operator identities associated to the holomorphic blocks and derive…
The singularly perturbed Riccati equation is the first-order nonlinear ODE $\hbar \partial_x f = af^2 + bf + c$ in the complex domain where $\hbar$ is a small complex parameter. We prove an existence and uniqueness theorem for exact…
We explore the exact-WKB (EWKB) method through the analysis of Airy and Weber types, with an emphasis on the exact quantization of locally harmonic potentials in multiple sectors. The core innovation of our work lies in introducing a novel…
The supersymmetric-WKB series is shown to be such that the SWKB quantisation condition has corrections in powers of h^2 only and with explicit overall factors of E. The results also suggest more efficient methods of calculating the…
We investigate singularly perturbed nonlinear complex differential systems of the form $\hbar \partial_x f = F (x, \hbar, f)$ where $\hbar$ is a small complex perturbation parameter. Under a geometric assumption on the eigenvalues of the…
We analyze the Krawtchouk polynomials K(n,x,N,p,q) asymptotically. We use singular perturbation methods to analyze them for N large with appropriate scalings of the two variables x and n. In particular, the WKB method and asymptotic…
In many physical problems it is not possible to find an exact solution. However, when some parameter in the problem is small, one can obtain an approximate solution by expanding in this parameter. This is the basis of perturbative methods,…
Divergence in perturbative expansions is where interesting physics takes place. Particle production on time-dependent backgrounds, as one such example, is interpreted as transition from one vacuum to another. Vacuum is typically defined as…
It is shown that by means of the approach based on the Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi equation, it is possible to modify the WKB expressions for the energy levels of quantum systems, when incorrect, obtaining exact WKB-like formulae. This extends…
There are two well-known approaches to studying nonperturbative aspects of quantum mechanical systems: Saddle point analysis of the partition functions in Euclidean path integral formulation and the exact-WKB analysis based on the wave…