Double-well potential: The WKB approximation with phase loss and anharmonicity effect

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 3443-3447

  Park, Chang Soo ^a   Jeong, Myung Geun ^a   Yoo, Sahng Kyoon ^b   Park, D K ^c  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0010671862     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.58.3443     Document Type: Article

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10. In the case of the usual WKB approximation, since the antisymmetric energy level for (Formula presented) lies above the barrier maximum we have an unexpected result that is better than the result for (Formula presented)