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We consider the construction of exactly solvable models of twisted carbon nanotubes by applying Darboux transformation to the square of the Dirac-like Hamiltonian, describing the low-energy dynamics of charge carriers. It is shown that obtained two pseudo-Schrodinger expressions are intertwined, demonstrating supersymmetry structure. It is proved, that for the considered class of pseudo-scalar external perturbations, the unitary disentanglement of negative/ positive states as within Foldy-Wouthuysen (FW) approach, so by Eriksen or SU(2) methods, can be carried out exactly, thus demonstrating the stability of the Dirac sea. The necessity of introduction of the probability density operator into the theory, while considering the problem in FW representation, is underlined.
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This study was supported by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the State Task Program (FEUZ-2020-0054).
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Rumyantsev, E.L., Kunavin, P.E. & Germanenko, A.V. Supersymmetry and Stable Dirac Sea in Carbon Nanotubes. Semiconductors 54, 1661–1663 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782620120349
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