Study of energies spectra and thermodynamic properties of the relativistic Dirac equation using Feynman path integral method

Abstract

In the current paper, the contribution of a Coulomb-like potential tensor interaction on the solution of the Dirac equation with a new generalized Morse-like potential is investigated using the Feynman path integral method. Relativistic and non-relativistic energy spectra were obtained. It has been established that the Coulomb-like potential eliminates the degeneracy of all pairs of spin doublets. Using the resulting non-relativistic energy eigenvalues equation, three diatomic molecules (H2, LiH, and HCl) were investigated and their thermodynamic properties, including mean energy, free energy, entropy, and specific heat capacity were shown. A comparison with the available literature shows that the thermodynamic plots obtained are consistent with previous work.