Published November 6, 2009
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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/10.1088/1751-8113/42/44/445401Additional 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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41054230
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUILIBRIUM; HILBERT SPACE; IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATIONS; POINCARE GROUPS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SPIN; TRANSPORT THEORY; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BANACH SPACE; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS