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Matrix Approach to Helicity States of Dirac Free Particles

Quantum Physics 2024-07-11 v2

Abstract

We derive the free wave solutions of the Dirac equation from the viewpoint of matrix algebra. The concept of spin and the corresponding helicity states are analyzed in detail. This consideration may help the readers to study mathematical methods of relativistic quantum mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.2212.11994,
  title  = {Matrix Approach to Helicity States of Dirac Free Particles},
  author = {Ben Goren and Kamal Barley and Sergei K. Suslov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.11994},
  year   = {2024}
}