Published March 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Exact supersymmetry in the relativistic hydrogen atom in general dimensions--supercharge and the generalized Johnson-Lippmann operator

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

Description

A Dirac particle in general dimensions moving in a 1/r potential is shown to have an exact supersymmetry, for which the two supercharge operators are obtained in terms of (a D-dimensional generalization of) the Johnson-Lippmann operator, an extension of the Runge-Lenz-Pauli vector that relativistically incorporates spin degrees of freedom. So the extra symmetry (S(2)) in the quantum Kepler problem, which determines the degeneracy of the levels, is so robust as to accommodate the relativistic case in arbitrary dimensions

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 032301-032301.7
ISSN
0022-2488
CODEN
JMAPAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37075203
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; HYDROGEN; POTENTIALS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SPIN; SUPERSYMMETRY; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; NONMETALS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SYMMETRY; TENSORS

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