10.57647/jtap.2026.8614.0309

Generalized Functional Analysis Approach for Bound State Solutions with Solvable and Quasi-Solvable Potentials

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  • Ekwevugbe Omugbe*1,
  • T.V. Targema2,
  • E.S. Eyube3,
  • C.A. Onate4,
  • S.O. Ogundeji5,
  • U.E. Vincent6,
  1. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
  2. Department of Physics, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria
  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B. 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
  4. Physics Department, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
  5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, United States of America
  6. Department of Physical Sciences, Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

Received: 2025-12-07

Revised: 2026-01-05

Accepted: 2025-02-25

Published Online: 2026-03-05

Copyright (c) 2025 Ekwevugbe Omugbe, T.V. Targema, E.S. Eyube, C.A. Onate, S.O. Ogundeji, U.E. Vincent (Author)

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Omugbe E, Targema T, Eyube E, Onate C, Ogundeji S, Vincent U. Generalized Functional Analysis Approach for Bound State Solutions with Solvable and Quasi-Solvable Potentials. J Theor Appl phys. 2026 Jan. 1;. Available from: https://oiccpress.com/jtap/article/view/8614
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Abstract

In this paper, a generalized functional analysis approach has been used to obtain the bound state solutions of the Schrödinger equation with solvable and quasi-solvable potentials. We extended the Nikiforov-Uvarov functional analysis method which has been limited to obtaining bound states solutions of exponential-type potentials. Here, we have generalized the approach to obtain the approximate and exact energy spectra and the corresponding wave functions of the Schrödinger equation under the Coulomb, Pseudo harmonic, hyperbolic, q-deformed hyperbolic and perturbed Coulomb potentials in closed forms. These potential functions with the Schrödinger equation were transformed into standard second-order linear differential equations such as the Whittaker, associated Laguerre, Gauss hypergeometric and the confluent Heun differential equations. The parameters of the wave functions and energy quantization conditions were derived from a direct comparison with the quantized systems of differential equations. Our results are in excellent agreement with the earlier works in which different approaches were utilized. Also, the quasi-exact energies for fixed potential parameters were found to be in good agreement with energy eigenvalues obtained via the matrix Numerov method.

Keywords

  • Associated Laguerre equation,
  • Gauss hypergeometric equation,
  • Functional analysis
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