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Fermion dynamics in torsion theories

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2019-06-05 v3

Abstract

In this work we have studied the non-geodesical behaviour of particles with spin 1/2 in Poincar\'e gauge theories of gravity, via the WKB method and the Mathisson-Papapetrou equation. We have analysed the relation between the two approaches and we have argued the different advantages associated with the WKB approximation. Within this approach, we have calculated the trajectories in a particular Poincar\'e gauge theory, discussing the viability of measuring such a motion.

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@article{arxiv.1805.09577,
  title  = {Fermion dynamics in torsion theories},
  author = {J. A. R. Cembranos and J. Gigante Valcarcel and F. J. Maldonado Torralba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.09577},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

17 pages, 2 figures, minor changes, conclusions unchanged. It matches the version published in JCAP

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