Dirac and Dirac-Pauli equations in the Foldy-Wouthuysen representation

Journal Article · Thu Apr 14 23:00:00 EST 1977 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.15.2181· OSTI ID:7316957

Osche, G R

The Foldy-Wouthuysen representation of the Dirac equation corresponding to the case of general electromagnetic fields is reordered such that it completes a symmetry of form with the free-particle and static-magnetic field cases. The procedure explicitly separates the spin-orbit and Thomas precessional energies while partially resumming the transformed Hamiltonian into a form similar to that of the exactly transformed Dirac-Pauli Hamiltonian.

• Research Organization: Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn, New York
• OSTI ID: 7316957
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 15:8; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645400* -- High Energy Physics-- Field Theory
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
FOLDY-WOUTHUYSEN TRANSFORM
HAMILTONIANS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
QUANTUM OPERATORS
SPIN
WAVE EQUATIONS