Published December 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation for a Dirac spinor in torsion and other CPT and Lorentz violating backgrounds

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica, ICE, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora, CEP: 36036-330, MG (Brazil)
  • 2. Department of Mathematics and Institute of Origins, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT (United Kingdom)

Description

We discuss the possibility to perform and use the exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation (EFWT) for the Dirac spinor coupled to different CPT and Lorentz violating terms. The classification of such terms is performed, selecting those of them which admit EFWT. For the particular example of an axial vector field, which can be associated with the completely antisymmetric torsion, we construct an explicit EFWT in the case when only a timelike component of this axial vector is present. In the cases when EFWT is not possible, one can still use the corresponding technique for deriving the perturbative Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation, as is illustrated in a particular example in the Appendix.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
80
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 125034-125034.7
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41060118
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CLASSIFICATION; CP INVARIANCE; FOLDY-WOUTHUYSEN TRANSFORM; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; PERTURBATION THEORY; VECTOR FIELDS
Descriptors DEC
CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; TRANSFORMATIONS

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