The bound state solutions of the D-dimensional Schrödinger equation for the Woods–Saxon potential

Abstract

In this work, the analytical solutions of the [Formula: see text]-dimensional radial Schrödinger equation are studied in great detail for the Wood–Saxon potential by taking advantage of the Pekeris approximation. Within a novel improved scheme to surmount centrifugal term, the energy eigenvalues and corresponding radial wave functions are found for any angular momentum case within the context of the Nikiforov–Uvarov (NU) and Supersymmetric quantum mechanics (SUSYQM) methods. In this way, based on these methods, the same expressions are obtained for the energy eigenvalues, and the expression of radial wave functions transformed each other is demonstrated. In addition, a finite number energy spectrum depending on the depth of the potential [Formula: see text], the radial [Formula: see text] and orbital [Formula: see text] quantum numbers and parameters [Formula: see text] are defined as well.