Published February 2003
| Version v1
Journal article
Flux-across-surfaces theorem for a Dirac particle
Creators
- 1. Fakultaet fuer Mathematik, Universitaet Muenchen, Theresienstr. 39, 80333 Muenchen, (Germany)
Description
We consider the asymptotic evolution of a relativistic spin-(1/2) particle, i.e., a particle whose wave function satisfies the Dirac equation with external static potential. We prove that the probability for the particle crossing a (detector) surface converges to the probability, that the direction of the momentum of the particle lies within the solid angle defined by the (detector) surface, as the distance of the surface goes to infinity. This generalizes earlier nonrelativistic results, known as flux across surfaces theorems, to the relativistic regime
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1528276;
- arXiv
- arXiv:math-ph/0207010v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 423-465
- ISSN
- 0022-2488
- CODEN
- JMAPAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35004601
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIRAC EQUATION; FERMIONS; PROBABILITY; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; WAVE EQUATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics.