Bound states for the quantum dipole moment in two dimensions

Abstract

We calculate accurate eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Schrodinger equation for a ¨ two-dimensional quantum dipole. This model proved useful for the study of elastic effects of a single edge dislocation. We show that the Rayleigh–Ritz variational method with a basis set of Slater-type functions is considerably more efficient than the same approach with the basis set of point-spectrum eigenfunctions of the two-dimensional hydrogen atom used in earlier calculations.