1 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8. rhall@mathstat.concordia.ca

Special comparison theorem for the Dirac equation.

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Aug 29;101(9):090401

Authors: Hall RL

Abstract

If a central vector potential V(r,a) in the Dirac equation is monotonic in a parameter a, then a discrete eigenvalue E(a) is monotonic in a. For such a special class of comparisons, this generalizes an earlier comparison theorem that was restricted to node free states. Moreover, the present theorem applies to every discrete eigenvalue.

PMID: 18851588 [PubMed]