Exact eigenvalues for the Coulomb potential with cut-off

1977 
The solution of the quantum-mechanical one-particle problem involving a Coulomb potential with a cut-off contains Whittaker functions, difficult to evaluate individually. However, the energy expression involves a ratio of two contiguous Whittaker functions, and the entire ratio is easily expressed as a convergent continued fraction. Representative energy eigenvalues are calculated, correcting the errors due to an earlier Bessel function approximation by Wannier.
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