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Analytical mechanics of a relativistic particle in a positional potential

Classical Physics 2012-10-10 v1

Abstract

We propose a form for the action of a relativistic particle subject to a positional force that is invariant under time reparametrization and therefore allows for a consistent Hamiltonian formulation of the dynamics. This approach can be useful in the study of phenomenological models. Also the Dirac and Klein-Gordon equation differ from the standard formulation, with corrections of order (E-m)/m in the energy spectra.

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@article{arxiv.1210.2707,
  title  = {Analytical mechanics of a relativistic particle in a positional potential},
  author = {S. Mignemi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.2707},
  year   = {2012}
}

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