Abstract
In this paper, we use the WKB approximation method to approximately solve a deformed Schrodinger-like differential equation: [−ħ2∂ξ2g2(−iħα∂ξ)−p2(ξ)]ψ(ξ)=0, which are frequently dealt with in various effective models of quantum gravity, where the parameter α characterizes effects of quantum gravity. For an arbitrary function g(x) satisfying several properties proposed in the paper, we find the WKB solutions, the WKB connection formulas through a turning point, the deformed Bohr–Sommerfeld quantization rule, and the deformed tunneling rate formula through a potential barrier. Several examples of applying the WKB approximation to the deformed quantum mechanics are investigated. In particular, we calculate the bound states of the Pöschl–Teller potential and estimate the effects of quantum gravity on the quasinormal modes of a Schwarzschild black hole. Moreover, the area quantum of the black hole is considered via Bohr's correspondence principle. Finally, the WKB solutions of the deformed Wheeler–DeWitt equation for a closed Friedmann universe with a scalar field are obtained, and the effects of quantum gravity on the probability of sufficient inflation is discussed in the context of the tunneling proposal.
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