Published September 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Path integral for a neutral spinning particle in interaction with a rotating magnetic field and a scalar potential

  • 1. Departement de Physique, Faculte des Sciences, Universite Mentouri, Constantine (Algeria)

Description

In this paper we consider a neutral spinning particle in interaction with a linear increasing rotating magnetic field and a scalar harmonic potential using the path integral formalism. The Pauli matrices which describe the spin dynamics are replaced by two fermionic oscillators via the Schwinger's model. The calculations are carried out explicitly using fermionic exterior current sources. The problem is then reduced to that of a spinning forced harmonic particle whose spin is coupled to exterior derivative current sources. The result of the propagator is given as a series which is exactly summed up by means of the Laplace transformation and the use of some recurrence formula of the oscillator wave functions. The energy spectrum and the corresponding wave functions are also deduced. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Czechoslovak Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 865-881
ISSN
0011-4626

INIS

Country of Publication
Czech Republic
Country of Input or Organization
Czech Republic
INIS RN
32066104
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOUND STATE; FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRAL; HAMILTONIANS; HARMONIC POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; PROPAGATOR
Descriptors DEC
INTEGRALS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUCLEAR POTENTIAL; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM OPERATORS

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