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The tetrad gauge invariant theory of the free Dirac field in two special moving charts of the de Sitter spacetime is investigated pointing out the operators that commute with the Dirac one. These are the generators of the symmetry…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Ion I. Cotaescu

We study a formulation of euclidean general relativity in which the dynamical variables are given by a sequence of real numbers $\lambda_{n}$, representing the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator on the curved spacetime. These quantities are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-30 Giovanni Landi , Carlo Rovelli

We study Dirac spinors in Bianchi type-I cosmological models, within the framework of torsional $f(R)$-gravity. We find four types of results: the resulting dynamic behavior of the universe depends on the particular choice of function…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-11-14 Stefano Vignolo , Luca Fabbri , Roberto Cianci

In this work, we have obtained the solutions of a massless fermion which is under the external magnetic field around a cosmic string for specific three potential models using supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The constant magnetic field,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-05-04 B. Cagatay , O. Yesiltas , A. L. Aygun

The gravitational effects in the relativistic quantum mechanics are investigated. The exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation is constructed for the Dirac particle coupled to the static spacetime metric. As a direct application, we analyze…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-08-17 Yuri N. Obukhov

After transition from the Dirac equation to the Schr\"{o}dinger-type relativistic equation with effective potentials of the Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m (RN) fields, the existence of the stationary state of fermions with real…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-08-29 V. P. Neznamov , I. I. Safronov , V. E. Shemarulin

The general Dirac equation in 1+1 dimensions with a potential with a completely general Lorentz structure is studied. Considering mixed vector-scalar-pseudoscalar square potentials, the states of relativistic fermions are investigated. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-24 Luiz P. de Oliveira , Luis B. Castro

We study the quantum mechanics of a Dirac fermion on a curved spacetime manifold. The metric of the spacetime is completely arbitrary, allowing for the discussion of all possible inertial and gravitational field configurations. In this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-12-04 Yuri N. Obukhov , Alexander J. Silenko , Oleg V. Teryaev

Recently, it has been proposed a spacetime noncommutativity that involves spin degrees of freedom, here called "spin noncommutativity". One of the motivations for such a construction is that it preserves Lorentz invariance, which is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-05 A. F. Ferrari , M. Gomes , V. G. Kupriyanov , C. A. Stechhahn

Static spherically symmetric solutions to the Einstein-Dirac system were constructed numerically for the first time in 1999 by Finster, Smoller and Yau \cite{FSY1} in the case of two fermions. In 2020 this result was generalized by Leith,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-15 Håkan Andréasson , Joakim Blomqvist

We consider the fermionic entanglement entropy for the free Dirac field in a bounded spatial region of Minkowski spacetime. In order to make the system ultraviolet finite, a regularization is introduced. An area law is proven in the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-12-20 Felix Finster , Magdalena Lottner , Alexander V. Sobolev

We investigate how a localized curvature affects the dynamics of massless Dirac fermions in a curved surface. We consider a smooth bump with axial symmetry, adopting two specific geometric models, namely a Gaussian and a volcano-like bumps.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-30 A. R. N. Lima , D. F. S. Veras , J. E. G. Silva

Effective topological field theories describe the properties of Dirac fermions in the low-energy regime. In this work, we introduce a new emergent gravity model by considering Dirac fermions invariant under local de Sitter transformations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-01-19 Giandomenico Palumbo

We formulate the Dirac equation for a massive neutral spin-half particle on a rotating black hole spacetime, and we consider its (quasi)bound states: gravitationally-trapped modes which are regular across the future event horizon. These…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-11-13 Sam R Dolan , David Dempsey

When using the quantum mechanical second-order equation with the effective potential of the Kerr-Newman (KN) field for fermions, results were obtained that qualitatively differ from results obtained when using the Dirac equation. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-04-12 V. P. Neznamov , I. I. Safronov , V. Ye. Shemarulin

The general formalism of the free Dirac fermions on spatially flat $(1+3)$-dimensional Friedmann-Lema\^ itre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) spacetimes is developed in momentum representation. The mode expansions in terms of the fundamental spinors…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-06-10 Ion I. Cotaescu

We construct a new example of the spinning-particle model without Grassmann variables. The spin degrees of freedom are described on the base of an inner anti-de Sitter space. This produces both $\Gamma^\mu$ and $\Gamma^{\mu\nu}$\,-matrices…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-12-21 A. A. Deriglazov , B. F. Rizzuti , G. P. Z. Chauca , P. S. Castro

In recent years, an extensive survey on various wave equations of relativistic quantum mechanics with different types of potential interactions has been a line of great interest. In this regime, special attention has been given to the Dirac…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-11 K. J Oyewumi , B. J. Falaye , C. A. Onate , O. J. Oluwadare , W. A Yahya

Einstein-Dirac equations for two spinor fields are considered. It is shown that in this case one can obtain self-consistent equations set for these gravitating spinors. The key idea to obtain Einstein-Dirac equations is to use special…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-04-18 Vladimir Dzhunushaliev

We discuss the dynamics of the Dirac fermions in the general strong gravitational and electromagnetic fields. We derive the general Hermitian Dirac Hamiltonian and transform it to the Foldy-Wouthuysen representation for the spatially…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-08-08 Yuri N. Obukhov , Alexander J. Silenko , Oleg. V. Teryaev