Spin in classical and quantum theory

HC Corben - Physical Review, 1961 - APS
The classical equations of motion of a charged point-particle with intrinsic spin under the
influence of an external electromagnetic field are restated and compared with the …

Is there a link between gauge invariance, relativistic invariance and electron spin

J Kupersztych - Nuovo Cim., B, 1976 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Without any assumptions other than the theory of classical electrodynamics applied to
the problem of a charged particle interacting with the field of an electromagnetic plane wave …

Classical theory of charged particles with spin and the classical limit of the Dirac equation

WG Dixon - Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965), 1965 - Springer
Starting from the pole-dipole approximation to the equations of motion for an extended body
in an electromagnetic field, we develop a classical special-relativistic theory of a charged …

[PDF][PDF] What is spin

HC Ohanian - Am. J. Phys, 1986 - academia.edu
accepted for publication 1 May 1985) According to the prevailing belief, the spin ofthe
electron or ofsome other particle is a mysterious internal angular momentum for which no …

Relativistic motion in a magnetic field

MH Johnson, BA Lippmann - Physical Review, 1950 - APS
A simple integral of the relativistic equations of motion for a charge in a magnetic field is
used to reduce the Dirac equations to two simultaneous first-order differential equations …

Classical motions of spin-½ particles

K Rafanelli, R Schiller - Physical Review, 1964 - APS
From the WKB solutions to the squared Dirac equation we derive the classical trajectories
and spin precessions originally postulated by Bargmann, Michel, and Telegdi for charged …

Spin-1 electrodynamics with an electric quadrupole moment

H Aronson - Physical Review, 1969 - APS
The quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of a charged spin-1 particle is
investigated, within the framework of canonical field theory. An earlier treatment of this …

Real spinor fields

D Hestenes - Journal of Mathematical Physics, 1967 - pubs.aip.org
The Dirac equation is expressed entirely in terms of geometrical quantities by providing a
geometrical interpretation for the (-I) t which appears explicitly in the Dirac equation. In the …

Asymptotic solution of the Dirac equation

SI Rubinow, JB Keller - Physical Review, 1963 - APS
The WKB method is applied to solve the Dirac equation and the modified Dirac equation
appropriate to a spin-½ particle with an anomalous magnetic moment. The solution consists …

Dirac equation in the Foldy-Wouthuysen representation describing the interaction of spin-1/2 relativistic particles with an external electromagnetic field

AY Silenko - Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 1995 - Springer
The Dirac equation is derived in the Foldy-Wouthuysen representation describing the
interaction of spin-1/2 relativistic particles with an external electromagnetic field; it is valid in …