Spin-dependent inertial force and spin current in accelerating systems
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2015-05-28 v1
Abstract
The spin-dependent inertial force in an accelerating system under the presence of electromagnetic fields is derived from the generally covariant Dirac equation. Spin currents are evaluated by the force up to the lowest order of the spin-orbit coupling in both ballistic and diffusive regimes. We give an interpretation of the inertial effect of linear acceleration on an electron as an effective electric field and show that mechanical vibration in a high frequency resonator can create a spin current via the spin-orbit interaction augmented by the linear acceleration.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1106.0366,
title = {Spin-dependent inertial force and spin current in accelerating systems},
author = {Mamoru Matsuo and Jun'ichi Ieda and Eiji Saitoh and Sadamichi Maekawa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.0366},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
11 pages,4 figures