Relativistic Corrections to the Quantization of a Classical Spinning Particle with Constant Electric and Magnetic Fields

IF 1.2 3区物理与天体物理 Q3 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Foundations of Physics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI:10.1007/s10701-025-00833-6

John French

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Abstract

A quantization of classical spinning particle equations is carried out using the Euler angles of the particle. Relativistic corrections are found and compared to the Foldy–Wouthuysen transformation of the Dirac equation. We only consider constant linear electric and magnetic fields, and find agreement up to third order in \(1/{\text{c}}^{2}\).

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Foundations of Physics 物理-物理：综合

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

6.70%

发文量

104

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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