Dirac equation in Kerr space-time
Description
The weak-field low-velocity approximation of Dirac equation in Kerr space-time is investigated. The interaction terms admit of an interpretation in terms of a 'dipole-dipole' interaction in addition to coupling of spin with the angular momentum of the rotating source. The gravitational gyro-factor for spin is identified. The charged case (Kerr-Newman) is studied using minimal prescription for electromagnetic coupling in the locally intertial frame and to the leading order the standard electromagnetic gyro-factor is retrieved. A first order perturbation calculation of the shift of the Schwarzchild energy level yields the main interesting result of this work: the anomalous Zeeman splitting of the energy level of a Dirac particle in Kerr metric. (author)
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1007/bf02872098;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Pramana
- Journal Volume
- 8
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Pramana.
- Journal Page Range
- 500-511
- ISSN
- 0304-4289
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 8344414
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIRAC EQUATION; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; KERR FIELD; KERR METRIC; SCHWARZSCHILD METRIC; SPACE-TIME; SPINORS; ZEEMAN EFFECT
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; METRICS
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- Notes
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