Moyal star product approach to the Bohr-Sommerfeld approximation

Details Moyal star product approach to the Bohr-Sommerfeld approximation Moyal star product approach to the Bohr-Sommerfeld approximation

2004-09-17

arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0409039v1

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Mathematical Physics

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The Bohr-Sommerfeld approximation to the eigenvalues of a one-dimensional quantum Hamiltonian is derived through order $\hbar^2$ (i.e., including the first correction term beyond the usual result) by means of the Moyal star product. The Hamiltonian need only have a Weyl transform (or symbol) that is a power series in $\hbar$, starting with $\hbar^0$, with a generic fixed point in phase space. The Hamiltonian is not restricted to the kinetic-plus-potential form. The method involves transforming the Hamiltonian to a normal form, in which it becomes a function of the harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian. Diagrammatic and other techniques with potential applications to other normal form problems are presented for manipulating higher order terms in the Moyal series.

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