Levinson theorem for the Dirac equation in one dimension

Zhong Qi Ma, Shi Hai Dong, Lu Ya Wang

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Abstract

The Levinson theorem for the (1+1) -dimensional Dirac equation with a symmetric potential is proved with the Sturm-Liouville theorem. The half-bound states at the energies E=±M, whose wave function is finite but does not decay at infinity fast enough to be square integrable, are discussed. The number n± of bound states is equal to the sum of the phase shifts at the energies E=±M: δ± (M) + δ± (-M) = (n± +a) π, where the subscript ± denotes the parity and the constant a is equal to -1 2 when no half-bound state occurs, to 0 when one half-bound state occurs at E=M or at E=-M, and to 1 2 when two half-bound states occur at both E=±M.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012712
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume74
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

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