Quantum field theory applications of Heun type functions

DOI10.1016/S0034-4877(17)30022-8zbMATH1384.33035MaRDI QIDQ1744690FDOQ1744690

Authors Tolga Birkandan, M. Hortaçsu

Publication date 19 April 2018

Published in Reports on Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.07848

zbMATH Keywords

Heun functionsDirac equationquantum field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Strong interaction, including quantum chromodynamics (81V05) Lamé, Mathieu, and spheroidal wave functions (33E10)

Abstract: After a brief introduction to Heun type functions we note that the actual solutions of the eigenvalue equation emerging in the calculation of the one loop contribution to QCD from the Belavin-Polyakov-Schwarz-Tyupkin instanton and the similar calculation for a Dirac particle coupled to a scalar $C{P}^1$ model in two dimensions can be given in terms of confluent Heun equation in their original forms. These equations were previously modified to be solved by more elementary functions. We also show that polynomial solutions with discrete eigenvalues are impossible to find in the unmodified equations.

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