Noncentral Potentials and Spherical Harmonics Using Supersymmetry and Shape Invariance

Authors

Ranabir Dutt, Visva Bharati University
Asim Gangopadhyaya, Loyola University ChicagoFollow
Uday P. Sukhatne, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-25-1996

Publication Title

American Journal of Physics

Volume

65

Abstract

It is shown that the operator methods of supersymmetric quantum mechanics and the concept of shape invariance can profitably be used to derive properties of spherical harmonics in a simple way. The same operator techniques can also be applied to several problems with noncentral vector and scalar potentials. As examples, we analyze the bound state spectra of an electron in a Coulomb plus an Aharonov – Bohm field and/or in the magnetic field of a Dirac monopole.

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Recommended Citation

Dutt, R., Gangopadhyaya, A., and Sukhatme, U.P. (1997). Noncentral potentials and spherical harmonics using supersymmetry and shape invariance. American Journal of Physics, 65, 400-403.

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