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Coulomb WKB quantization with the Langer correction

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After the logarithmic radial coordinate r=ex, the Langer replacement l(l+1)↦(l+1/2)2 turns the radial Coulomb problem into a two-turning-point WKB approximation problem. Its action integral gives
En,l​∼−2ℏ2(n+l+1)2mV02​​,
(1)
which in this Coulomb case agrees with the exact dependence on the principal quantum number.

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