Published November 6, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Relativistic diffusion of elementary particles with spin

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, 50-204 Wroclaw, Plac Maxa Borna 9 (Poland)

Description

We obtain a generalization of the relativistic diffusion of Schay and Dudley for particles with spin. The diffusion equation is a classical version of an equation for the Wigner function of an elementary particle. The elementary particle is described by a unitary irreducible representation of the Poincare group realized in the Hilbert space of wavefunctions in the momentum space. The arbitrariness of the Wigner rotation appears as a gauge freedom of the diffusion equation. The spin is described by an SU(2) connection of a fiber bundle over the momentum hyperbolic space (the mass shell). Motion in an electromagnetic field, transport equations and equilibrium states are discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/42/44/445401

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/42/44/445401;
PII
S1751-8113(09)21796-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
44
Journal Page Range
[17 p.]
ISSN
1751-8121