Properties of the DKP (Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau) equation

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6906595

Nieto, M M

After recalling the development of relativistic quantum mechanics, I elucidating the properties of the Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau first-order wave equation for spin-0 and -1 mesons. The DKP equation is formally compared to the Dirac equation, and physically compared to the Klein-Gordon second-order equation for mesons. I point out where the DKP and KG equations predict the same results, and where their predictions are different. I conclude with an example of where these differences might interest people studying quark models of nuclei. 9 refs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6906595
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-2339; CONF-8806130-3; ON: DE88014330
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPOSITE MODELS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
EQUATIONS
HADRONS
KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MECHANICS
MESONS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTICLE MODELS
QUANTUM MECHANICS
QUARK MODEL
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
WAVE EQUATIONS