WKB approximation
METHOD FOR FINDING APPROXIMATE SOLUTIONS TO LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH SPATIALLY VARYING COEFFICIENTS
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In mathematical physics, the WKB approximation or WKB method is a method for finding approximate solutions to linear differential equations with spatially varying coefficients. It is typically used for a semiclassical calculation in quantum mechanics in which the wavefunction is recast as an exponential function, semiclassically expanded, and then either the amplitude or the phase is taken to be changing slowly.