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We present a derivation of a position operator for a massive field with spin $1/2$, expressed in a representation-independent form of the Poincar\'e group. Using the recently derived Lorentz-covariant field spin operator, we obtain a…

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Since the discovery a century ago, spin describing the intrinsic angular momentum of massive elementary particles has exposed its nature and significant roles in wide ranges of (relativistic) quantum phenomena and practical applications for…

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Lorentz transformation of the reduced helicity density matrix for a massive spin 1/2 particle is investigated in the framework of relativistic quantum information theory for the first time. The corresponding helicity entropy is calculated,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Song He , Shuxin Shao , Hongbao Zhang

We study the motion of N=2 overdamped Brownian particles in gravitational interaction in a space of dimension d=2. This is equivalent to the simplified motion of two biological entities interacting via chemotaxis when time delay and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-14 P. H. Chavanis , R. Mannella

The classical dynamics for a charged point particle with intrinsic spin is governed by a relativistic Hamiltonian for the orbital motion and by the Thomas-Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi equation for the precession of the spin. It is natural to ask…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-21 Tsung-Wei Chen , Dah-Wei Chiou

In this paper, a new conserved current for Klein-Gordon equation is derived. It is shown, for $1+1$-dimensions, the first component of this current is non-negative and reduces to $|\phi|^2$ in non-relativistic limit. Therefore, it can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-24 M. J. Kazemi , H. Hashamipour , M. H. Barati

The question how to Lorentz transform an N-particle wave function naturally leads to the concept of a so-called multi-time wave function, i.e. a map from (space-time)^N to a spin space. This concept was originally proposed by Dirac as the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-04-10 Matthias Lienert

The Dirac equation is a cornerstone in the history of physics, merging successfully quantum mechanics with special relativity, providing a natural description of the electron spin and predicting the existence of anti-matter. Furthermore, it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-01-08 R. Gerritsma , G. Kirchmair , F. Zähringer , E. Solano , R. Blatt , C. F. Roos

The global density of states (GDOS) close to the band center $\epsilon=0$ for a particle hopping on a square lattice and subjected to disorder that preserves the bipartite symmetry of the lattice is computed using field theoretical methods.…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-06-24 Shinsei Ryu , Christopher Mudry , Akira Furusaki

The classical dynamics for a charged spin particle is governed by the Lorentz force equation for orbital motion and by the Thomas-Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi (T-BMT) equation for spin precession. In static and homogeneous electromagnetic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-05-19 Tsung-Wei Chen , Dah-Wei Chiou

We have studied the relativistic effects on the mean spin entanglement of two massive Dirac particles using the simultaneous eigen-spinors of the Foldy-Woutheysen mean spin operator and the Dirac Hamiltonian. We have obtained the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Taeseung Choi , Jin Hur , Jaewan Kim

The significance of the de Broglie-Bohm hidden-particle position in the relativistic regime is addressed, seeking connection to the (orthodox) single-particle Newton-Wigner position. The effect of non-positive excursions of the ensemble…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-27 David L. Bartley

We consider the consistent deformation of the relativistic quantum mechanics introducing the noncommutativity of the space-time and preserving the Lorentz symmetry. The relativistic wave equation describing the spinning particle on…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-04-21 V. G. Kupriyanov

Properties of symmetric and asymmetric nuclear matter have been investigated in the relativistic Dirac-Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach based on projection techniques using the Bonn A potential. The momentum, density, and isospin dependence…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 E. N. E. van Dalen , C. Fuchs , Amand Faessler

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

A class of signed joint probability measures for n arbitrary quantum observables is derived and studied based on quasi-characteristic functions with symmetrized operator orderings of Margenau-Hill type. It is shown that the Wigner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-01 Ralph Sabbagh , Olga Movilla Miangolarra , Hamid Hezari , Tryphon T. Georgiou

We consider a massive particle of arbitrary spin and the basis vectors that carry the unitary, irreducible representations of the Poincar\'e group. From the complex coefficients in normalizable superpositions of these basis vectors, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-04-03 Scott E. Hoffmann

We consider the asymptotic evolution of a relativistic spin-1/2-particle. i.e. a particle whose wavefunction satisfies the Dirac equation with external static potential. We prove that the probability for the particle crossing a (detector)…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Duerr , P. Pickl

The Wheeler-DeWitt equation for the Bianchi Class A cosmological models is expressed generally in terms of the second-order differential equation like the Klein-Gordon equation. To obtain the positive-definite probability density, a new…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Hidetomo Yamazaki

By pursuing the deep relation between the one-dimensional Dirac equation and quantum walks, the physical role of quantum interference in the latter is explained. It is shown that the time evolution of the probability density of a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Frederick W. Strauch