Published November 1, 1986
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Journal article
Proca field in a spacetime with curvature and torsion
Description
A spin-1 (Proca) test particle in a spacetime with curvature and torsion is examined. Within a WKB approximation, the equations of motion for the field amplitude are derived, as well as the current vector and the spin vector. In contrast to a spin-1/2 (Dirac) test particle, the Proca field is sensitive to all irreducible parts of the torsion tensor. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Class. Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 3
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Class. Quantum Gravity.
- Journal Page Range
- 1265-1273
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 18043051
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; PROCA EQUATIONS; SPACE-TIME; SPIN; TEST PARTICLES; TORSION; VECTOR CURRENTS; WKB APPROXIMATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CURRENTS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES