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The quaternionic commutator bracket and its implications

General Physics 2018-10-26 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

A quaternionic commutator bracket for position and momentum shows that the quaternionic wave function, \emph{viz.} ψ~=(icψ0,ψ)\widetilde{\psi}=(\frac{i}{c}\,\psi_0\,,\vec{\psi}), represents a state of a particle with orbital angular momentum, L=3L=3\,\hbar, resulting from the internal structure of the particle. This angular momentum can be attributed to spin of the particle. The vector ψ\vec{\psi}, points along the direction of L\vec{L}. When a charged particle is placed in an electromagnetic fields the interaction energy reveals that the magnetic moments interact with the electric and magnetic fields giving rise to terms similar to Aharonov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher effects.

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@article{arxiv.1401.5315,
  title  = {The quaternionic commutator bracket and its implications},
  author = {Arbab I. Arbab and Mudhahir Al-Ajmi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.5315},
  year   = {2018}
}

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