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It is shown (1) that Lanczos's quaternionic formulation of Dirac's equation does not lead to a solution of the problems that plague the standard spin 3/2 theory based on the Rarita-Schwinger equation, but (2) that the four-component…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andre Gsponer , Jean-Pierre Hurni

We explicitly develop a quaternionic version of the electroweak theory, based on the local gauge group $U(1, q)_{L}\mid U(1, c)_{Y}$. The need of a complex projection for our Lagrangian and the physical significance of the anomalous scalar…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Stefano De Leo , Pietro Rotelli

Solutions of the one dimensional Dirac equation with piece-wise constant potentials are presented using standard methods. These solutions show that the Klein Paradox is non-existent and represents a failure to correctly match solutions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-07-24 S. P. Bowen

The problem of a fermion subject to a convenient mixing of vector and scalar potentials in a two-dimensional space-time is mapped into a Sturm-Liouville problem. For a specific case which gives rise to an exactly solvable effective modified…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 L. B. Castro , A. S. de Castro , M. B. Hott

A first-order relativistic wave equation is constructed in five dimensions. Its solutions are eight-component spinors, which are interpreted as single-particle fermion wave functions in four-dimensional spacetime. Use of a ``cylinder…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 N. Redington , M. A. K. Lodhi

We investigate the planar Dirac equation with the most general time-independent contact (singular) potential supported on a circumference. Taking advantage of the radial symmetry, the problem is effectively reduced to a one-dimensional one…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 J. T. Lunardi , S. Salamanca , J. Negro , L. M. Nieto

We extend the notion of Dirac oscillator in two dimensions, to construct a set of potentials. These potentials becomes exactly and quasi-exactly solvable potentials of non-relativistic quantum mechanics when they are transformed into a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Ramazan Koc , Mehmet Koca

The purpose of this comment is to clarify two points related to the Dirac equation. First, the Lorentz structure of the potential and its connection with the Klein paradox. Second, the connection between the number of space dimensions and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Antonio S. de Castro

The Dirac equation plays an essential role in the relativistic quantum systems, which is reduced to a form similar to Schrodinger equation when a certain potential's type is selected as the Cornell potential. By choosing the generalized…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-03-24 M. Abu-Shady , Mohammed K. A. Kaabar

In the present paper we obtain estimates in the modulation spaces for the solutions to the Dirac equation with quadratic and sub-quadratic potentials. We derive a representation for the Dirac operator that permits to solve approximately the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-05-23 Keiichi Kato , Ivan Naumkin

This is a study of a possible alternative procedure for adding a potential energy to the free electron Dirac equation. When Dirac added potentials to his free electron equation, there were two alternatives (here called D1 and D2). He chose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-03-27 Samuel P. Bowen , Jay D. Mancini

The aim of this work is to find exact solutions of the Dirac equation in 1+1 space-time beyond the already known class. We consider exact spin (and pseudo-spin) symmetric Dirac equations where the scalar potential is equal to plus (and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-04-04 I. A. Assi , A. D. Alhaidari , H. Bahlouli

In this article we discuss the Dirac equation in the presence of an attractive cylindrical \delta-shell potential V(\rho)=-a\delta(\rho-\rho_0), where \rho is the radial coordinate and a>0. We present a detailed discussion on the boundary…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-11-06 M. Loewe , F. Marquez , R. Zamora

The novel forms of the split octonionic Dirac equation and its corresponding Lagrangian are derived using symbolic computing techniques.

General Physics · Physics 2024-09-24 Merab Gogberashvili , Alexandre Gurchumelia

We consider the nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation with a repulsive Dirac delta potential in one dimensional Euclidean space. We classify the global dynamics of even solutions with the same action as the high-frequency ground state standing…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-11-29 Stephen Gustafson , Takahisa Inui

The Dirac equation in a 1+1 dimension with the Lorentz scalar potential g|x| is approached. It is claimed that the eigenfunctions are proportional to the parabolic cylinder functions instead Hermite polynomials. Numerical evaluation of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Antonio S. de Castro

We discuss the structure of the Dirac equation and how the nilpotent and the Majorana operators arise naturally in this context. This provides a link between Kauffman's work on discrete physics, iterants and Majorana Fermions and the work…

General Physics · Physics 2020-09-11 Louis H Kauffman , Peter Rowlands

In this paper, we revisit the two theoretical approaches for the formulation of the tachyonic Dirac equation. The first approach works within the theory of restricted relativity, starting from a Lorentz invariant Lagrangian consistent with…

General Physics · Physics 2020-11-25 Luca Nanni

We consider exact/quasi-exact solvability of Dirac equation with a Lorentz scalar potential based on factorizability of the equation. Exactly solvable and $sl(2)$-based quasi-exactly solvable potentials are discussed separately in Cartesian…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Choon-Lin Ho

The Dirac equation for charged and neutral fermions with anomalous magnetic moments is solved in a uniform magnetic field. We find the relativistic wave functions and energy spectra. In the non-relativistic limit the wave functions and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-05-25 M. Pitschmann , A. N. Ivanov