One-dimensional scattering of fermions in double Dirac delta potentials

Abstract

Abstract The spectrum of bound and scattering states of the one dimensional Dirac Hamiltonian describing fermions distorted by a static background built from two Dirac delta potentials is studied. A distinction will be made between ‘mass-spike’ and ‘electrostatic’ δ-potentials. The second quantisation is then performed to promote the relativistic quantum mechanical problem to a relativistic quantum field theory and study the quantum vacuum interaction energy for fermions confined between opaque plates. The work presented here is a continuation of (Guilarte et al 2019 Front. Phys. 7 109).