The dynamical equation of the spinning electron
Creators
- 1. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of the Basque Country, Apdo 644, 48040 Bilbao (Spain)
Description
We obtain by invariance arguments the relativistic and non-relativistic invariant dynamical equations of a classical model of a spinning electron. We apply the formalism to a particular classical model which satisfies Dirac's equation when quantized. It is shown that the dynamics can be described in terms of the evolution of the point charge which satisfies a fourth-order differential equation or, alternatively, as a system of second-order differential equations by describing the evolution of both the centre of mass and centre of charge of the particle. As an application of the found dynamical equations, the Coulomb interaction between two spinning electrons is considered. We find from the classical viewpoint that these spinning electrons can form bound states under suitable initial conditions. Since the classical Coulomb interaction of two spinless point electrons does not allow for the existence of bound states, it is the spin structure that gives rise to new physical phenomena not described in the spinless case. Perhaps the paper may be interesting from the mathematical point of view but not from the point of view of physics
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/36/4703/a31618.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/36/4703/a31618.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- PII
- S0305-4470(03)56466-6;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 16
- Journal Page Range
- p. 4703-4716
- ISSN
- 0305-4470
- CODEN
- JPHAC5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34042123
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUND STATE; CENTER-OF-MASS SYSTEM; DIRAC EQUATION; ELECTRONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; POINT CHARGE; QUANTIZATION; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION; SINGLE-PARTICLE MODEL; SPIN
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CHARGES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; LEPTONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; WAVE EQUATIONS