I'm trying to learn how to apply the WKB approximation. Given the following problem:
An electron, say, in the nuclear potential U(r)={−U0 if r<r0k/r if r>r0
1. What is the radial Schrödinger equation for the ℓ=0 state?2. Assuming the energy of the barrier (i.e. k/r0) to be high, how do you use the WKB approximation to estimate the bound state energies inside the well?
For the first question, I thought the radial part of the equation of motion was the following
{−ℏ22mr2ddr(r2ddr)+ℏ2ℓ(ℓ+1)2mr2+V(r)}R(r)=ER(r)
Do I simply just let ℓ=0 and obtain the following? Which potential do I use?
{−ℏ22mr2ddr(r2ddr)+V(r)}R(r)=ER(r)
For the other question, do I use ∫√2m(E−V(r))=(n+1/2)ℏπ, where n=0,1,2,... ? If so, what are the turning points? And again, which of the two potentials do I use?
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