On the exact solutions of the Dirac equation with a novel angle-dependent potential

Abstract

We study the problem of the relativistic motion of a 1/2-spin particle in an exactly solvable potential, which consists of the harmonic oscillator potential plus a novel angle-dependent potential, The analytic bound state solutions of the Dirac equation for this potential are obtained by using the Nikiforov–Uvarov method. The wave functions of the radial and angle-dependent parts of the Dirac equation are derived in the form of the Laguerre and Jacobi polynomials. The contribution of the angle-dependent potential to the relativistic energy spectra is discussed under the condition that the scalar potential is equal to or minus the vector potential.