Hidden symmetry and excitonic transitions in the quantum well

In this article it is shown that, Sommerfeldʹs coefficients for excitonic transitions in quantum wells are determined only with the principle quantum number within the framework of two-dimensional Coulomb potential. This is a consequence of hidden symmetry of two-dimensional Coulomb problem, conditioned by the existence of two-dimensional analog of the Runge–Lentz vector. For the narrow gap semiconductor quantum well with the non-parabolic dispersion law of electron and hole in the two-band Kane model it is shown that two-dimensional excitonic states are described in the frames of an analog of Klein–Gordon equation with the two-dimensional Coulomb potential. The non-stability of the ground state of the two-dimensional Kaneʹs exciton is shown.