Published April 1, 1986
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Journal article
Massless spin-5/2 wave equations
Description
The general form of the massless spin-5/2 wave equation for a symmetrical tensor-bispinor is given. It is shown that there exists a whole class of massless equations. The general form of gauge transformation and source constraint is given, and the invariant scalar product and Lagrangian are also presented. The γ-tracelessness of a gauge field is not needed. It appears that the Lagrangian does not determine the equation uniquely; the knowledge of the invariant scalar product is also needed. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Phys., A (London). Math. Gen.
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- J. Phys., A (London). Math. Gen.
- Journal Page Range
- 811-820
- ISSN
- 0305-4470
- CODEN
- JPHAC
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 17047997
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; FIELD EQUATIONS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; LORENTZ GROUPS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PROJECTION OPERATORS; SPIN; SPINORS; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; POINCARE GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS