TY - JOUR
T1 - Dirac equation with a Coulomb plus scalar potential in D + 1 dimensions
AU - Dong, Shi Hai
AU - Sun, Guo Hua
AU - Lozada-Cassou, M.
PY - 2005/3/15
Y1 - 2005/3/15
N2 - We generalize the Dirac equation to D + 1-dimensional spacetime. The exact solutions of the D-dimensional radial equations with a Coulomb plus scalar potential taking the form 1/r are analytically presented by studying the Tricomi equations. The energies E(n, l, D) are exactly presented. The dependences of the energies E(n, l, D) on the dimension D are analyzed in some detail. The energies E(n, 0, D) first decrease and then increase when increasing dimension D, but the energies E(n, l, D) (l ≠ 0) increase when increasing dimension D. The energies E(n, 0, D) are symmetric with respect to D = 1 for D ∈ (0, 2). It is shown that the energies E(n, l, D) (l ≠ 0) are almost independent of the quantum number l for large D and are completely independent of it if the Coulomb potential is equal to the scalar one. The energies E(n, l, D) almost overlap for large D. The dependences of the energies E(n, l, v) and E(n, l, s) on the vector potential parameter v and scalar potential one s are also studied for D = 3. All are found to decrease when these parameters are increased.
AB - We generalize the Dirac equation to D + 1-dimensional spacetime. The exact solutions of the D-dimensional radial equations with a Coulomb plus scalar potential taking the form 1/r are analytically presented by studying the Tricomi equations. The energies E(n, l, D) are exactly presented. The dependences of the energies E(n, l, D) on the dimension D are analyzed in some detail. The energies E(n, 0, D) first decrease and then increase when increasing dimension D, but the energies E(n, l, D) (l ≠ 0) increase when increasing dimension D. The energies E(n, 0, D) are symmetric with respect to D = 1 for D ∈ (0, 2). It is shown that the energies E(n, l, D) (l ≠ 0) are almost independent of the quantum number l for large D and are completely independent of it if the Coulomb potential is equal to the scalar one. The energies E(n, l, D) almost overlap for large D. The dependences of the energies E(n, l, v) and E(n, l, s) on the vector potential parameter v and scalar potential one s are also studied for D = 3. All are found to decrease when these parameters are increased.
KW - Coulomb and scalar potential
KW - D dimensions
KW - Dirac equation
KW - SO(D) group
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U2 - 10.1002/qua.20367
DO - 10.1002/qua.20367
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0020-7608
VL - 102
SP - 147
EP - 157
JO - International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
JF - International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
IS - 2
ER -