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We study the classical dynamics of non-relativistic particles endowed with spin. Non-vanishing Zitterbewegung terms appear in the equation of motion also in the small momentum limit. We derive a generalized work-energy theorem which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. Salesi

We study the motion of a spin 1/2 particle in a scalar as well as a magnetic field within the framework of supersymmetric quantum mechanics(SUSYQM). We also introduce the concept of shape invariant scalar and magnetic fields and it is shown…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 V. M. Tkachuk , P. Roy

A Lagrangian formalism is used to study the motion of a spinning massive particle in Friedmann--Robertson--Walker and G\"odel spacetimes, as well as in a general Schwarzschild-like spacetime and in static spherically symmetric conformally…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 Nicolas Zalaquett , Sergio A. Hojman , Felipe A. Asenjo

In the framework of effective quantum field theory we address the definition of physical quantities characterizing unstable particles. With the aid of a one-loop calculation, we study this issue in terms of the charge and the magnetic…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-20 J. Gegelia , S. Scherer

In this sequence of papers, noncommutative analysis is used to give a consistent axiomatic approach to a unified conceptual foundation of classical and quantum physics. The present Part I defines the concepts of observables, states and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Arnold Neumaier

We study the motion of a charged particle with magnetic moment in external electromagnetic fields utilizing covariant unification of Gilbertian and Amperian descriptions of particle magnetic dipole moment. Considering the case of a current…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-06-04 Martin Formanek , Andrew Steinmetz , Johann Rafelski

A quantum spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ chain with an axial symmetry is normally described by quasiparticles associated with the spins oriented along the axis of rotation. Kinetic constraints can enrich such a description by setting apart different…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-25 Maurizio Fagotti

The electron motion in rather strong magnetic fields (when only the lowest Landau level is populated) is considered. In this case the electron kinetic energy is frozen out and the electrons are guided by slowly varied potential. Using the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Matulis

Following on from our recent work, we investigate a stochastic approach to non-equilibrium quantum spin systems. We show how the method can be applied to a variety of physical observables and for different initial conditions. We provide…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-01-24 S. De Nicola , B. Doyon , M. J. Bhaseen

We reply to a comment on `Semiclassical dynamics of a spin-1/2 in an arbitrary magnetic field'.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Adrian Alscher , Hermann Grabert

Inspired by Einstein's Strong Principle of Equivalence we consider the effects of quantum mechanics to the gravity-like phenomena experienced by an observer in a uniformly accelerating motion in flat spacetime. Among other things, our model…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-17 Jarmo Mäkelä

I describe a constructive foundation for Quantum Mechanics, based on the discreteness of the degrees of freedom of quantum objects and on the Principle of Relativity. Taking Einstein's historical construction of Special Relativity as a…

General Physics · Physics 2018-01-10 Walter Smilga

Fluctuation terms and higher moments of a quantum state imply corrections to the classical equations of motion that may have implications in early-universe cosmology, for instance in the state-dependent form of effective potentials. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-07-10 Martin Bojowald , Freddy Hancock

The usual methods for formulating and solving the quantum mechanics of a particle moving in a magnetic field respect neither locality nor any global symmetries which happen to be present. For example, Landau's solution for a particle moving…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-04-22 Joe Davighi , Ben Gripaios , Joseph Tooby-Smith

The most peculiar, specifically quantum, features of quantum mechanics --- quantum nonlocality, indeterminism, interference of probabilities, quantization, wave function collapse during measurement --- are explained on a logical-geometrical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Yuri Orlov

Entropic Dynamics is a framework for deriving the laws of physics from entropic inference. In an (ED) of particles, the central assumption is that particles have definite yet unknown positions. By appealing to certain symmetries, one can…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-02 Nicholas Carrara

A constant homogeneous magnetic field is applied to a composite system made of two scalar particles with opposite charges. Motion is described by a pair of coupled Klein-Gordon equations that are written in closed form with help of a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-08-17 Philippe Droz-Vincent

The one-century-old Stern-Gerlach setup is paradigmatic for a quantum measurement. We visualize the electron trajectories following the Bohmian zig-zag dynamics. This dynamics was developed in order to deal with the fundamentally massless…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-14 Simon Krekels , Christian Maes , Kasper Meerts , Ward Struyve

These lecture notes introduce quantum spin systems and several computational methods for studying their ground-state and finite-temperature properties. Symmetry-breaking and critical phenomena are first discussed in the simpler setting of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-03-17 Anders W. Sandvik

We develop a semiclassical framework for studying quantum particles constrained to curved surfaces using the momentous quantum mechanics formalism, which extends classical phase-space to include quantum fluctuation variables (moments). In a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-29 Guillermo Chacon-Acosta , H. Hernandez-Hernandez , J. Ruvalcaba-Rascon