Lagrangian geometrical optics of nonadiabatic vector waves and spin particles
Abstract
Linear vector waves, both quantum and classical, experience polarization-driven bending of ray trajectories and polarization dynamics that can be interpreted as the precession of the "wave spin". Here, both phenomena are governed by an effective gauge Hamiltonian vanishing in leading-order geometrical optics. This gauge Hamiltonian can be recognized as a generalization of the Stern-Gerlach Hamiltonian that is commonly known for spin-1/2 quantum particles. The corresponding reduced Lagrangians for continuous nondissipative waves and their geometrical-optics rays are derived from the fundamental wave Lagrangian. The resulting Euler-Lagrange equations can describe simultaneous interactions of N resonant modes, where N is arbitrary, and lead to equations for the wave spin, which happens to be an (N2 - 1)-dimensional spin vector. As a special case, classical equations for a Dirac particle (N = 2) are deduced formally, without introducing additional postulates or interpretations, from the Dirac quantum Lagrangian with the Pauli term. The model reproduces the Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi equations with added Stern-Gerlach force.
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1256634
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1347252
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-5144
Journal ID: ISSN 0375-9601; PII: S0375960115006404
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DE274-FG52-08NA28553; AC02-09CH11466; FA9550-11-C-0028
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics Letters. A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 379; Journal Issue: 38; Journal ID: ISSN 0375-9601
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; anomalous magnetic-moment; dirac-equation; electromagnetic-field; inhomogeneous-medium; mode conversion; precession; electron; polarization; light; limit
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Ruiz, D. E., and Dodin, I. Y. Lagrangian geometrical optics of nonadiabatic vector waves and spin particles. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2015.07.038.
Ruiz, D. E., & Dodin, I. Y. Lagrangian geometrical optics of nonadiabatic vector waves and spin particles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2015.07.038
Ruiz, D. E., and Dodin, I. Y. Wed .
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title = {Lagrangian geometrical optics of nonadiabatic vector waves and spin particles},
author = {Ruiz, D. E. and Dodin, I. Y.},
abstractNote = {Linear vector waves, both quantum and classical, experience polarization-driven bending of ray trajectories and polarization dynamics that can be interpreted as the precession of the "wave spin". Here, both phenomena are governed by an effective gauge Hamiltonian vanishing in leading-order geometrical optics. This gauge Hamiltonian can be recognized as a generalization of the Stern-Gerlach Hamiltonian that is commonly known for spin-1/2 quantum particles. The corresponding reduced Lagrangians for continuous nondissipative waves and their geometrical-optics rays are derived from the fundamental wave Lagrangian. The resulting Euler-Lagrange equations can describe simultaneous interactions of N resonant modes, where N is arbitrary, and lead to equations for the wave spin, which happens to be an (N2 - 1)-dimensional spin vector. As a special case, classical equations for a Dirac particle (N = 2) are deduced formally, without introducing additional postulates or interpretations, from the Dirac quantum Lagrangian with the Pauli term. The model reproduces the Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi equations with added Stern-Gerlach force.},
doi = {10.1016/j.physleta.2015.07.038},
journal = {Physics Letters. A},
number = 38,
volume = 379,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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