Nonexistence of "Spin Transverse Force" for a Relativistic Electron
Materials Science
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Using the complete Dirac Hamiltonian for a relativistic electron it is shown that the spin transverse force derived by S.Q. Shen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 187203 (2005) does not exist. This force is an artefact resulting from an approximate form of the employed Hamiltonian.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0701378,
title = {Nonexistence of "Spin Transverse Force" for a Relativistic Electron},
author = {Wlodek Zawadzki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0701378},
year = {2007}
}
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