Dirac equation with a Coulomb plus scalar potential in D+1 dimensions

We generalize the Dirac equation to D + 1-dimensional spacetime. The exact solutions of the D-dimensional radial equations with a Coulomb plus scalar potential taking the form 1/r are analytically presented by studying the Tricomi equations. The energies E(n, l, D) are exactly presented. The dependences of the energies E(n, l, D) on the dimension D are analyzed in some detail. The energies E(n, 0, D) first decrease and then increase when increasing dimension D, but the energies E(n, 1, D) (l not equal 0) increase when increasing dimension D. The energies E(n, 0, D) are symmetric with respect to D = 1 for D is an element of (0, 2). It is shown that the energies E(n, l, D) (l not equal 0) are almost independent of the quantum number I for large D and are completely independent of it if the Coulomb potential is equal to the scalar one. The energies E(n, l, D) almost overlap for large D. The dependences of the energies E(n, l, v) and E(n, l, s) on the vector potential parameter v and scalar potential one s are also studied for D 3. All are found to decrease when these parameters are increased. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.