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Formula Method for Bound State Problems

Mathematical Physics 2015-06-22 v4 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present a simple formula for finding bound state solution of any quantum wave equation which can be simplified to the form of Ψ"(s)+(k1k2s)s(1k3s)Ψ(s)+(As2+Bs+C)s2(1k3s)2Ψ(s)=0\Psi"(s)+\frac{(k_1-k_2s)}{s(1-k_3s)}\Psi'(s)+\frac{(As^2+Bs+C)}{s^2(1-k_3s)^2}\Psi(s)=0. The two cases where k3=0k_3=0 and k30k_3\neq 0 are studied. We derive an expression for the energy spectrum and the wave function in terms of generalized hypergeometric functions 2F1(α,β;γ;k3s)_2F_1(\alpha, \beta; \gamma; k_3s). In order to show the accuracy of this proposed formula, we resort to obtaining bound state solutions for some existing eigenvalue problems in a rather more simplified way. This method has been shown to be accurate, efficient, reliable and very easy to use particularly when applied to vast number of quantum potential models.

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@article{arxiv.1408.3523,
  title  = {Formula Method for Bound State Problems},
  author = {Babatunde J. Falaye and Sameer M. Ikhdair and Majid Hamzavi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.3523},
  year   = {2015}
}
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