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Title: Examining the equivalence of Bakamjian-Thomas mass operators in different forms of dynamics

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 (United States)

We discus the proof of the equivalence of relativistic quantum mechanical models based on the generalized Bakamjian-Thomas construction in all of Dirac's forms of dynamics. Explicit representations of the equivalent mass operators are given in all three of Dirac's forms of dynamics.

OSTI ID:
21499251
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.064001; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English