We study the one-dimensional Dirac equation in the framework of a position dependent mass under the action of a Woods-Saxon external potential. We find that constraining appropriately the mass function it is possible to obtain a solution of the problem in terms of the hypergeometric function. The mass function for which this turns out to be possible is continuous. In particular we study the scattering problem and derive exact expressions for the reflection and transmission coefficients which are compared to those of the constant mass case. For the very same mass function the bound state problem is also solved, providing a transcendental equation for the energy eigenvalues which is solved numerically.

Exact bound state solutions and corresponding normalized eigenfunctions of the radial Schrödinger equation are studied for the pseudoharmonic and Mie-type potentials by using the Laplace transform approach. The analytical results are obtained and seen that they are the same with the ones obtained before. The energy eigenvalues of the inverse square plus square potential and three-dimensional harmonic oscillator are given as special cases. It is shown the variation of the first six normalized wavefunctions of the above potentials. It is also given numerical results for the bound states of two diatomic molecular potentials, and compared the results with the ones obtained in literature.

First time anharmonic potential V (r) = ar 2 + br − c r , (a > 0) is examined for N -dimensional Schrödinger equation via Laplace transformation method. In transformed space, the behavior of the Laplace transform at the singular point of the differential equation is used to study the eigenfunctions and the energy eigenvalues.The results are easy to derive and identical with those obtained by other methods.

Approximate scattering and bound state solutions of the one-dimensional effective-mass Dirac equation with the Woods-Saxon potential are obtained in terms of the hypergeometric-type functions. Transmission and reflection coefficients are calculated by using behavior of the wave functions at infinity. The same analysis is done for the constant mass case. It is also pointed out that our results are in agreement with those obtained in literature. Meanwhile, an analytic expression is obtained for the transmission resonance and observed that the expressions for bound states and resonances are equal for the energy values E = ±m.

We intend to realize the step-up and step-down operators of the potential V (x) = V 1 e 2β x + V 2 e β x . It is found that these operators satisfy the commutation relations for the SU(2) group. We find the eigenfunctions and the eigenvalues of the potential by using the Laplace transform approach to study the Lie algebra satisfied the ladder operators of the potential under consideration. Our results are similar to the ones obtained for the Morse potential (β → −β ).

Exact bound state solutions and the corresponding wave functions of the Schrödinger equation for some non-central potentials including Makarov potential, modified-Kratzer plus a ring-shaped potential, double ring-shaped Kratzer potential, modified non-central potential and ring-shaped non-spherical oscillator potential are obtained by using the Laplace transform approach. The energy spectrums of the Hartmann potential, modified-Kratzer potential and ring-shaped oscillator potential are also briefly studied as special cases. It is seen that our analytical results for all these potentials are consistent with those obtained by other works. We also give some numerical results obtained for the modified non-central potential for different values of the related quantum numbers.

The Klein-Gordon equation is solved approximately for the Hulthén potential for any angular momentum quantum number ℓ with the position-dependent mass. Solutions are obtained reducing the Klein-Gordon equation into a Schrödinger-like differential equation by using an appropriate coordinate transformation. The Nikiforov-Uvarov method is used in the calculations to get an energy eigenvalue and and the wave functions. It is found that the results in the case of constant mass are in good agreement with the ones obtained in the literature.

One-dimensional time-independent Schrödinger equation is solved for the asymmetric Hulthén potential. Reflection and transmission coefficients and bound state solutions are obtained in terms of the hypergeometric functions. It is observed that the unitary condition is satisfied in nonrelativistic region.