 Semiclassical action integral (source code)

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= Semiclassical action integral
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The semiclassical action integral
$$
f(E)=\int_{a(E)}^{b(E)}\sqrt{E-V(x)}\,dx
$$
is strictly increasing for a confining one-dimensional potential. Consequently the <two-turning-point WKB quantization condition> has at most one energy at each quantum number.

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