The Pauli-Lubanski Vector, Complex Electrodynamics, and Photon Helicity
Classical Physics
2015-05-07 v3
Abstract
We critically analyze the concept of photon helicity and its connection with the Pauli-Lubanski vector from the viewpoint of the complex electromagnetic field, F=E+iH, sometimes attributed to Riemann but studied by Weber, Silberstein, and Minkowski. To this end, a complex form of Maxwell's equations is used.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1504.04275,
title = {The Pauli-Lubanski Vector, Complex Electrodynamics, and Photon Helicity},
author = {Sergey I. Kryuchkov and Nathan A. Lanfear and Sergei K. Suslov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.04275},
year = {2015}
}
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13 pages, 64 references, no figures