Published January 12, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Supercharge Operator of Hidden Symmetry in the Dirac Equation

  • 1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, I.Chavchavadze ave. 3, 0128, Tbilisi (Georgia)

Description

We require that there exist some additional symmetry of the Dirac Hamiltonian in an arbitrary central potential which describes the degeneracy of spectrum with respect to the two signs of eigenvalues of famous Dirac's K operator. It is proved that this happens only for the Coulomb potential. In this particular case symmetry operator reduces to the well-known Johnson-Lippmann operator, which plays a role of supercharge in the Dirac-Coulomb problem and generates a Witten's superalgebra

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
881
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 279-284
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Cairo international conference on high energy physics
Acronym
CICHEP II
Dates
14-17 Jan 2006
Place
Cairo (Egypt)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38063042
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
CENTRAL POTENTIAL; COULOMB FIELD; DIRAC EQUATION; EIGENVALUES; HAMILTONIANS; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SYMMETRY; WAVE EQUATIONS

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(c) 2007 American Institute of Physics