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The well known Klein paradox for the relativistic Dirac wave equation consists in the computation of possible ``negative probabilities'' induced by certain potentials in some regimes of energy. The paradox may be resolved employing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 O. Panella , Y. N. Srivastava , A. Widom

The well known Klein paradox for the relativistic Dirac wave equation consists in the computation of possible ``negative probabilities'' induced by certain potentials in some regimes of energy. The paradox may be resolved employing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-11-06 O. Panella , Y. N. Srivastava , A. Widom

By exploiting the freedom in defining the dual of spinors, we report an unexpected theoretical discovery of a quantum field theory of spin-half bosons. It fulfils Dirac's 1969-70 observation that "there must be boson variables connected…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-07 Dharam Vir Ahluwalia , Cheng-Yang Lee

Zitterbewegung of massive and massless scalar bosons and a massive Proca (spin-1) boson is analyzed. The equations describing the evolution of the velocity and position of the scalar boson in the generalized Feshbach-Villars representation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Alexander J. Silenko

QFT approaches elaborated for treating quantum effects in time-dependent external electric fields are not directly applicable to time-independent nonuniform electric fields that are given by a step potential and their generalization for the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-03-02 S. P. Gavrilov , D. M. Gitman

While Klein paradox is often encountered in the context of scattering of relativistic particles at a potential barrier, we presently discuss a puzzling situation that arises with the Klein-Gordon equation for bound states. With the usual…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Nagalakshmi A Rao , B. A. Kagali

We present an open system interaction formalism for the Dirac equation. Overcoming a complexity bottleneck of alternative formulations, our framework enables efficient numerical simulations (utilizing a typical desktop) of relativistic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Renan Cabrera , Andre G. Campos , Denys I. Bondar , Herschel A. Rabitz

The so-called Klein paradox - unimpeded penetration of relativistic particles through high and wide potential barriers - is one of the most exotic and counterintuitive consequences of quantum electrodynamics (QED). The phenomenon is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. I. Katsnelson , K. S. Novoselov , A. K. Geim

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

In light of the significance of non-commutative quaternionic algebra in modern physics, the current study proposes the existence of the Klein paradox in the quaternionic (3+1)-dimensional space-time structure. By introducing the…

General Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Geetanjali Pathak , B. C. Chanyal

The interest in the Klein-Gordon equation with different potentials has increased in recent years due to its possible applications in Cosmology, Hadron Physics and High-Energy Physics. In this work we investigate the solutions of the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-03-21 E. Megias , M. J. Teixeira , V. S. Timóteo , A. Deppman

The Klein Paradox -- the anomalous scattering of relativistic fermions off a high potential step -- signals the limit of the single-particle interpretation of the Dirac equation. While Quantum Field Theory (QFT) resolves this via pair…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-17 Alan F. Tinoco

We study the solutions for a one-dimensional electrostatic potential in the Dirac equation when the incoming wave packet exhibits the Klein paradox (pair production). With a barrier potential we demonstrate the existence of multiple…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Stefano De Leo , Pietro Rotelli

It is supposed the existence of a curved graphene sheet with the geometry of a Bour surface $B_{n}$, such as the catenoid (or helicoid), $B_{0}$, and the classical Enneper surface, $B_{2}$, among others. In particular, in this work, the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 Víctor A. González-Domínguez , Juan A Reyes-Nava , Pavel Castro-Villarreal

The Dirac equation is compared with the Klein-Gordon one. Unlike the Dirac case, it is proved that the Klein-Gordon equation has problems with the Hamiltonian operator of the Schroedinger picture. A special discussion of the Pauli-Weisskopf…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Comay

Vector couplings in the Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau theory are revised. It is shown that minimal and nonminimal vector potentials behave differently under charge-conjugation and time-reversal transformations. In particular, it is shown that…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-01-21 T. R. Cardoso , L. B. Castro , A. S. de Castro

After the short survey of the Klein Paradox in 3-dimensional relativistic equations, we present a detailed consideration of Dirac modified equation, which follows by one particle infinite overweighting in Salpeter Equation. It is shown,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 N. Kevlishvili , A. Khelashvili , T. Nadareishvili

We present a method of simulating the Dirac equation in 3+1 dimensions for a free spin-1/2 particle in a single trapped ion. The Dirac bispinor is represented by four ionic internal states, and position and momentum of the Dirac particle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Lamata , J. Leon , T. Schaetz , E. Solano

Reflection and transmission of electrons scattered by a rectangular potential step in the presence of an external magnetic field parallel to the electron beam is described with the use of the Dirac equation. It is shown that in addition to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Wlodek Zawadzki , Pawel Pfeffer

The Collins mechanism provides a non-perturbative explanation for the large single spin asymmetries found in hard semi-inclusive reactions involving a transversely polarized nucleon. However, there are seemingly convincing reasons to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-06 Elliot Leader