Is the Lowest Order Supersymmetric WKB Approximation Exact for All Shape Invariant Potentials ?
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It has previously been proved that the lowest order supersymmetric WKB approximation reproduces the exact bound state spectrum of shape invariant potentials. We show that this is not true for a new, recently discovered class of shape invariant potentials and analyse the reasons underlying this breakdown of the usual proof. 1 Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar 751005,India.
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