We show that the (2 + 1) curved Dirac equation in polar coordinates can be transformed into Schrodinger-like differential equation for upper spinor component. We compare this equation with the Schrodinger equation derived from shape invariance property of second order differential equations of mathematical physics. This formalism enables us to determine the electrostatic potential and relativistic energy in terms of master function and corresponding weight function. We also obtain the spinor wave function in terms of orthogonal polynomials.
1. Introduction
The Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations are relativistic wave equations which describe the behaviour of spin 0 and 1/2 particles, respectively. These equations were formulated in order to construct a unified theory involving quantum mechanics and special relativity. Undoubtedly, the Dirac equation is one of the remarkable achievements in modern physics because of its important role in particle physics by predicting the existence of antiparticles. In order to investigate the relativistic effects, this equation has been solved for different potentials like Coulomb [1], Rosen-Morse [2], Woods-Saxon [3], generalized Poschl-Teller [4], Yukawa [5], and so forth. The Dirac equation was first written in Minkowski spacetime but in order to study the behaviour of fermions in gravitational fields, this equation has been extended to curved space-time. The Dirac equation in curved space-time has been considered in different curved backgrounds due to its considerable applications in astrophysics, cosmology, and condensed matter [6–9]. On the other hand, in recent years, different methods have been applied in order to study the Dirac equation such as separation of variables [10, 11], supersymmetric quantum mechanics [12, 13], and NikiforovUvarov [14, 15]. As we know the supersymmetry [16] and shape invariance [17] formalism is one of the most important methods which has been successfully used in order to study exactly solvable quantum systems. In this formalism, two partner Hamiltonians can be factorized into product of two first order differential operators and the energy spectrum and wave functions of these two Hamiltonians are related to each other by supersymmetric relations [18]. On the other hand, it has been shown that the second order differential equations of mathematical physics and their associated differential equations have the properties of supersymmetry and shape invariance [19, 20]. By introducing the master function formalism, the authors could transform these equations into Schrodinger equation and obtained some well-known onedimensional shape invariant potentials. The master function formalism as an interesting method can be also used in order to study the relativistic and nonrelativistic quantum systems [21–23]. In [24], the curved Dirac equation in two- and three-dimensional spaces has been studied only in presence of magnetic field. In two-dimensional space, they let an imaginary value for radial component of electromagnetic potential and obtained different angular gauge fields in terms of master function. Now in this work we consider the curved Dirac equation in polar coordinates in the presence of electromagnetic field and show that after inserting a special relation between the components of electromagnetic potential we can obtain a Schrodinger-like second order differential equation Advances in High Energy Physics for the upper spinor component. We then study this equation from master function formalism.
Hence, the paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, we consider the Dirac equation in curved space-time in polar coordinates and construct a Schrodinger-like differential equation for the upper spinor component by using a unitary transformation. In Section 3, we review the factorization formalism of second order differential equations of mathematical physics obtained from the master function. Then, in Section 4, we show that the Schrodinger-like equation obtained from Dirac equation has the shape invariance symmetry in the framework of master function formalism.
where the spinorial affine connection Γ 𝜇 can be obtained as
The spin connection 𝜔 𝜇 𝑐 𝑑 satisfies the following relation:
Therefore, the Dirac equation in curved space-time has the following form:
Now, we suppose that the components of the electromagnetic potential only depend on the parameter 𝑟; hence, the tempoin terms of 𝐴 𝑡 . Therefore, by letting (18) and (20) into (17), we
3. Shape Invariance Property of Second Order Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics: Master Function Approach
The general form of second order differential equation can be written in terms of master function 𝐴(𝑥) which is 1682, 2015, 1, Downloaded from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2015/612757, Wiley Online Library on [30/08/2026]. See the Terms and Conditions (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/terms-and-conditions) on Wiley Online Library for rules of use; OA articles are governed by the applicable Creative Commons License Advances in High Energy Physics
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̃ ̃ From (27), it is evident that 𝐵(𝑛) and 𝐴(𝑛), as the raising and lowering operators, respectively, satisfy the following relations:
Advances in High Energy Physics Introducing a new function according to (36) as
for the curved Dirac equation in polar coordinates have been obtained and in the following we give them briefly: (53)
(A.1)
Here, we list some choices for master function and corresponding weight function. For each case, similar to given example in this paper, the components of gauge field, electromagnetic tensor, energy spectra, and spinor wave functions
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