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Relativistic quantum dynamics of neutral particle in external electric fields: An approach on effects of spin

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-09-10 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

The planar quantum dynamics of spin-1/2 neutral particle interacting with electrical fields is considered. A set of first order differential equations are obtained directly from the planar Dirac equation with nonminimum coupling. New solutions of this system, in particular, for the Aharonov-Casher effect, are found and discussed in detail. Pauli equation is also obtained by studying the motion of the particle when it describes a circular path of constant radius. We also analyze the planar dynamics in the full space, including the r=0r=0 region. The self-adjoint extension method is used to obtain the energy levels and wave functions of the particle for two particular values for the self-adjoint extension parameter. The energy levels obtained are analogous to the Landau levels and explicitly depend on the spin projection parameter.

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@article{arxiv.1506.03689,
  title  = {Relativistic quantum dynamics of neutral particle in external electric fields: An approach on effects of spin},
  author = {F. S. Azevedo and Edilberto O. Silva and Luis B. Castro and Cleverson Filgueiras and D. Cogollo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.03689},
  year   = {2015}
}