CLASSICAL THEORY OF THE DIRAC ELECTRON,

Abstract

This paper contains the Hamiltonian theory of a classical particle displaying all the features of the Dirac electron (spin, Zitterbewegung, etc) except, of course, for the superposition prin ciple. The particle is described by ten internal canonical variables, of which three are the spin angular momentum vector. The seven other vari ables have no simple physical meaning, but are nevertheless necessary for a consistent theory. The equations of motion are not manifestly covar iant, and the Lorentz invariance of the theory is proved by constructing the ten generators of the inhomoeneous Lorentz group. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1963
Accession Number
AD0417564

Entities

People

  • Asher Peres
  • Zvi Grossmann

Organizations

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Generators
  • Invariance
  • Mathematics
  • Momentum
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Spin Angular Momentum
  • Total Angular Momentum

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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