Pauli equation in spaces of constant curvature and extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27522v1
• Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:24:56 GMT
• Title: Pauli equation in spaces of constant curvature and extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method
• Abstract summary: We apply the extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method to the nonrelativistic limit of the Dirac equation with a Coulomb potential in spaces of constant curvature.<n>The energy spectrum implied by the quantization condition is virtually identical to the spectrum of a spinless particle obtained using the Schrdinger equation.<n>We conclude that the extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method has limited, if any, value when considering similar problems in quantum mechanics.
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• Abstract: We apply the extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method to the non-relativistic limit of the Dirac equation with a Coulomb potential in spaces of constant curvature. In this case, the radial equation reduces to the Heun equation, and the extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method easily yields a quantization condition which leads to necessary condition under which the resulting Heun equation can have polynomial solutions. The energy spectrum implied by the quantization condition is virtually identical to the spectrum of a spinless particle obtained using the Schrödinger equation, except for the absence of the ``geometric potential", confirming the non-commutativity of the naive non-relativistic limit with the ``squaring" of the Dirac equation, first discovered on curved surfaces. However, the necessary conditions for the existence of polynomial solutions cannot be met, and this fact undermines the reliability of the results obtained. This circumstance forces us to conclude that the extended Nikiforov-Uvarov method has limited, if any, value when considering similar problems in quantum mechanics.

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