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Title: Quantum inequalities for a massless spin-3/2 field in Minkowski spacetime

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Center for Gravity and Relativistic Astrophysics, Department of Physics, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047 (China)

Quantum inequalities have been established for various quantum fields in both flat and curved spacetimes. In particular, for spin-3/2 fields, Yu and Wu have explicitly derived quantum inequalities for the massive case. Employing a similar method developed by Fewster and colleagues, this paper provides an explicit formula of quantum inequalities for a massless spin-3/2 field in four-dimensional Minkowski spacetime.

OSTI ID:
20776787
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 73, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.045015; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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