Novel solutions to the combined dispersion equation

In this Letter, the combined dispersion equation was solved by the sub-equation method. It is shown that the combined dispersion equation with the special parameters can be solved and many novel solutions will derived in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions, where some known solutions will be recovered when the modulus arrives its limiting value.     

Path integral for a neutral spinning particle in interaction with a rotating magnetic field and a scalar potential

In this paper we consider a neutral spinning particle in interaction with a linear increasing rotating magnetic field and a scalar harmonic potential using the path integral formalism. The Pauli matrices which describe the spin dynamics are replaced by two fermionic oscillators via the Schwinger’s model. The calculations are carried out explicitly using fermionic exterior current sources. The problem is then reduced to that of a spinning forced harmonic particle whose spin is coupled to exterior derivative current sources. The result of the propagator is given as a series which is exactly summed up by means of the Laplace transformation and the use of some recurrence formula of the oscillator wave functions. The energy spectrum and the corresponding wave functions are also deduced.     

Bound states of the Dirac equation for a class of effective quadratic plus inversely quadratic potentials

The Dirac equation is exactly solved for a pseudoscalar linear plus Coulomb-like potential in a two-dimensional world. This sort of potential gives rise to an effective quadratic plus inversely quadratic potential in a Sturm-Liouville problem, regardless the sign of the parameter of the linear potential, in sharp contrast with the Schrödinger case. The generalized Dirac oscillator already analyzed in a previous work is obtained as a particular case.     

Solutions of nonrelativistic Schrödinger equation from relativistic Klein-Gordon equation

The relativistic one-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation can be exactly solved for a certain class of potentials. But the nonrelativistic Schrödinger equation is not necessarily solvable for the same potentials. It may be possible to obtain approximate solutions for the inexact nonrelativistic potential from the relativistic exact solutions by systematically removing relativistic portion. We search for the possibility with the harmonic oscillator potential and the Coulomb potential, both of which can be exactly solvable nonrelativistically and relativistically. Though a rigorous algebraic approach is not deduced yet, it is found that the relativistic exact solutions can be a good starting point for obtaining the nonrelativistic solutions.     

Exact solution of the Klein-Gordon equation in the presence of a minimal length

We obtain exact solutions of the (1+1)-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation with linear vector and scalar potentials in the presence of a minimal length. Algebraic approach to the problem has also been studied.     

Convergent iterative solutions of Schroedinger equation for a generalized double well potential

We present an explicit convergent iterative solution for the lowest energy state of the Schroedinger equation with a generalized double well potential . The condition for the convergence of the iteration procedure and the dependence of the shape of the groundstate wave function on the parameter a are discussed.     

Solutions to the 1d Klein-Gordon equation with cut-off Coulomb potentials

In a recent paper by Barton [G. Barton, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 40 (2007) 1011], the 1-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation was solved analytically for the non-singular Coulomb-like potential V₁(|x|)=−α/(|x|+a). In the present Letter, these results are completely confirmed by a numerical formulation that also allows a solution for an alternative cut-off Coulomb potential V₂(|x|)=−α/|x|, |x|>a, and otherwise V₂(|x|)=−α/a.     

Exact solution of the Schrödinger equation for a particle in a regular N-simplex

We present the exact solution for the Schrödinger equation for a particle inside an N-dimensional regular simplex shaped enclosure. This result extends and unifies the earlier results for equilateral triangle and K-tetrahedron billiards.     

Any l-state solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation with the generalized Hulthén potential

We present analytical solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation with non-zero l values for the general Hulthén potential within the framework of an approximation to the centrifugal potential for any l-states. The explicit expressions of bound state energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are derived. Three special cases, s-wave, standard Hulthén potential and ground state are discussed.     

Perturbed Coulomb potentials in the Klein-Gordon equation via the asymptotic iteration method

The asymptotic iteration method is used to construct the exact energy eigenvalues for a Lorentz vector or a Lorentz scalar, and an equally mixed Lorentz vector and Lorentz scalar Coulombic potentials. Highly accurate and rapidly converging ground-state energies for Lorentz vector Coulomb with a Lorentz vector or a Lorentz scalar linear potential, , respectively, are obtained.     

Accurate delta potential approximation for a coordinate-dependent potential and its analytical solution

In this Letter, analytical expression in recursive form for reflection amplitude is derived through a transformation which reduces the equation of motion for a coordinate-dependent potential to an equation with a chain of delta function potentials. The formulation provides accurate results of eigenvalues of bound and resonance states generated by a variety of potentials.     

Dirac equation with scalar and vector quadratic potentials and Coulomb-like tensor potential

It is shown that the Dirac equation with scalar and vector quadratic potentials and a Coulomb-like tensor potential can be solved exactly. The bound state solutions for equal vector and scalar potentials are obtained. The limit of zero tensor coupling is investigated. The case of equal vector and scalar potentials with opposite sign is also studied. The pseudospin symmetry and its breaking by the tensor interaction are discussed.     

Comment on: “Any l-state solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation with the generalized Hulthén potential”

It is shown that the bound l-state solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation for the general scalar and vector Hulthén potentials obtained by Qiang et al. are valid only for q?1 and . We clarify the problem and give the correct solutions when 0<q<1 or q<0. In each case, we derive a transcendental quantization condition for the s-state energy levels.     

New ways to solve the Schroedinger equation

We discuss a new approach to solve the low lying states of the Schroedinger equation. For a fairly large class of problems, this new approach leads to convergent iterative solutions, in contrast to perturbative series expansions. These convergent solutions include the long standing difficult problem of a quartic potential with either symmetric or asymmetric minima.     

Schrödinger equation with delta potential in superspace

A superspace version of the Schrödinger equation with a delta potential is studied using Fourier analysis. An explicit expression for the energy of the single bound state is found as a function of the super-dimension M in case M is smaller than or equal to 1. In the case when there is one commuting and 2n anti-commuting variables also the wave function is given explicitly.     

An extended class of L-series solutions of the wave equation

We lift the constraint of a diagonal representation of the Hamiltonian by searching for square integrable bases that support an infinite tridiagonal matrix representation of the wave operator. The class of solutions obtained as such includes the discrete (for bound states) as well as the continuous (for scattering states) spectrum of the Hamiltonian. The problem translates into finding solutions of the resulting three-term recursion relation for the expansion coefficients of the wavefunction. These are written in terms of orthogonal polynomials, some of which are modified versions of known polynomials. The examples given, which are not exhaustive, include problems in one and three dimensions.     

Exact solution of the Dirac equation with the Mie-type potential under the pseudospin and spin symmetry limit

We investigate the exact solution of the Dirac equation for the Mie-type potentials under the conditions of pseudospin and spin symmetry limits. The bound state energy equations and the corresponding two-component spinor wave functions of the Dirac particles for the Mie-type potentials with pseudospin and spin symmetry are obtained. We use the asymptotic iteration method in the calculations. Closed forms of the energy eigenvalues are obtained for any spin-orbit coupling term κ. We also investigate the energy eigenvalues of the Dirac particles for the well-known Kratzer-Fues and modified Kratzer potentials which are Mie-type potentials.     

Exact Solutions of the Dirac Equation for an Electron in a Magnetic Field with Shape Invariant Method

Based on the shape invariance property we obtain exact solutions oI the Dirac equation for an electron moving in the presence of a certain varying magnetic field, then we also show its non-relativistic limit.     

Solving the Schrödinger equation for a charged particle in a magnetic field using the finite difference time domain method

We extend our finite difference time domain method for numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation to cases where eigenfunctions are complex-valued. Illustrative numerical results for an electron in two dimensions, subject to a confining potential V(x,y), in a constant perpendicular magnetic field demonstrate the accuracy of the method.     

Analytical approximation to the solution of the Dirac equation with the Eckart potential including the spin-orbit coupling term

By using the supersymmetric WKB approximation approach and the functional analysis method, we solve approximately the Dirac equation with the Eckart potential for the arbitrary spin-orbit quantum number κ. The bound state energy eigenvalues and the associated two-component spinors of the Dirac particles are obtained approximately.