Equations of Motion for Spinning Particles in External\\Electromagnetic and Gravitational Fields
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-22 v1
Abstract
The equations of motion for the position and spin of a classical particle coupled to an external electromagnetic and gravitational potential are derived from an action principle. The constraints insuring a correct number of independent spin components are automatically satisfied. In general the spin is not Fermi-Walker transported nor does the position follow a geodesic, although the deviations are small for most situations.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9302117,
title = {Equations of Motion for Spinning Particles in External\\Electromagnetic and Gravitational Fields},
author = {Karl Yee and Myron Bander},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9302117},
year = {2009}
}
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