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The Dirac field in LRS space-times: a covariant approach

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-05-12 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We employ the polar decomposition of the Dirac field to describe it as an effective spinorial fluid. We then construct a (1+1+2)(1+1+2) covariant formalism for the Dirac field that avoids the introduction of tetrad fields and Clifford matrices. Within this framework, we analyze the conditions under which a self-gravitating Dirac field can be consistently embedded in Locally Rotationally Symmetric (LRS) space-times of types I, II, and III. In accordance with the LRS symmetry requirements, we extend a previous work by assuming that the velocity and spin vector fields of the Dirac field lie in the planes defined pointwise by the generators of the time-like and space-like congruences, which underlie the (1+1+2)(1+1+2) decomposition. We present some analytical and numerical solutions to illustrate the applicability of the proposed framework.

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@article{arxiv.2605.10620,
  title  = {The Dirac field in LRS space-times: a covariant approach},
  author = {Stefano Vignolo and Giuseppe De Maria and Sante Carloni and Luca Fabbri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.10620},
  year   = {2026}
}

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28 pages, 12 figures