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The Dirac-Hestenes Equation for Spherical Symmetric Potentials in the Spherical and Cartesian Gauges

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v2 math.MP

Abstract

In this paper using the apparatus of the Clifford bundle formalism we show how straightforwardly solve in Minkowski spacetime the Dirac-Hestenes equation -- which is an appropriate representative in the Clifford bundle of differential forms of the usual Dirac equation -- by separation of variables for the case of a potential having spherical symmetry in the Cartesian and spherical gauges. We show that contrary to what is expected at a first sight, the solution of the DHE in both gauges has exactly the same mathematical difficulty.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math-ph/0601018,
  title  = {The Dirac-Hestenes Equation for Spherical Symmetric Potentials in the Spherical and Cartesian Gauges},
  author = {Roldao da Rocha and Waldyr A. Rodrigues},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0601018},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

13 pages, accepted for publication in Int.J.Mod.Phys.A