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On 3D and 1D Weyl particles in a 1D box

Quantum Physics 2020-10-13 v2

Abstract

We construct the most general families of self-adjoint boundary conditions for three (equivalent) Weyl Hamiltonian operators, each describing a three-dimensional Weyl particle in a one-dimensional box situated along a Cartesian axis. These results are essentially obtained by using the most general family of self-adjoint boundary conditions for a Dirac Hamiltonian operator that describes a one-dimensional Dirac particle in a box, in the Weyl representation, and by applying simple changes of representation to this operator. Likewise, we present the most general family of self-adjoint boundary conditions for a Weyl Hamiltonian operator that describes a one-dimensional Weyl particle in a one-dimensional box. We also obtain and discuss throughout the article distinct results related to the Weyl equations in (3+1) and (1+1) dimensions, in addition to their respective wave functions, and present certain key results related to representations for the Dirac equation in (1+1) dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.2007.06423,
  title  = {On 3D and 1D Weyl particles in a 1D box},
  author = {Salvatore De Vincenzo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.06423},
  year   = {2020}
}

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26 pages

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