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Quasi-exact Solvability of Planar Dirac Electron in Coulomb and Magnetic Fields

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The Dirac equation for an electron in two spatial dimensions in the Coulomb and homogeneous magnetic fields is a physical example of quasi-exactly solvable systems. This model, however, does not belong to the classes based on the algebra $sl(2)$ which underlies most one-dimensional and effectively one-dimensional quasi-exactly solvable systems. In this paper we demonstrate that the quasi-exactly solvable differential equation possesses a hidden $osp(2,2)$ superalgebra.

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Chun-Ming Chiang, Choon-Lin Ho. 2005-01-09. Quasi-exact Solvability of Planar Dirac Electron in Coulomb and Magnetic Fields. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217732305016452

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