Homogeneous Field and WKB Approximation In Deformed Quantum Mechanics with Minimal Length

Abstract

In the framework of the deformed quantum mechanics with minimal length, we consider the motion of a non-relativistic particle in a homogeneous external field. We find the integral representation for the physically acceptable wave function in the position representation. Using the method of steepest descent, we obtain the asymptotic expansions of the wave function at large positive and negative arguments. We then employ the leading asymptotic expressions to derive the WKB connection formula, which proceeds from classically forbidden region to classically allowed one through a turning point. By the WKB connection formula, we prove the Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization rule up to $\mathcal{O}(\beta )$. We also show that, if the slope of the potential at a turning point is too steep, the WKB connection formula fall apart around the turning point.

31 pages; v2: a new subsection about applications of WKB approximation and references added, published version

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