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To show how the WKB approximation is used, let us first derive the energies for a potential with one minimum, with a single left and a single right turning point. In region I, with x < x 2, the solution must be restricted to one with a decreasing exponential only.
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Hecht, K.T. (2000). Applications of the WKB Approximation. In: Quantum Mechanics. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1272-0_37
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