Dirac equation in Kerr-NUT-(A)dS spacetimes: Intrinsic characterization of separability in all dimensions
- 1. DAMTP, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)
- 2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, V Holesovickach 2, Prague (Czech Republic)
- 3. Departamento de Fisica, ICEB, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Morro do Cruzeiro, 35400-000 - Ouro Preto, MG (Brazil)
Description
We intrinsically characterize separability of the Dirac equation in Kerr-NUT-(A)dS spacetimes in all dimensions. Namely, we explicitly demonstrate that, in such spacetimes, there exists a complete set of first-order mutually commuting operators, one of which is the Dirac operator, that allows for common eigenfunctions which can be found in a separated form and correspond precisely to the general solution of the Dirac equation found by Oota and Yasui [Phys. Lett. B 659, 688 (2008)]. Since all the operators in the set can be generated from the principal conformal Killing-Yano tensor, this establishes the (up-to-now) missing link among the existence of hidden symmetry, presence of a complete set of commuting operators, and separability of the Dirac equation in these spacetimes.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.024008;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1104.4123v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 84
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 024008-024008.11
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43079501
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTI DE SITTER SPACE; DE SITTER SPACE; DIRAC EQUATION; DIRAC OPERATORS; EIGENFUNCTIONS; KERR FIELD; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SPACE; WAVE EQUATIONS
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- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics