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Exact form of the exponential Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation operator for an arbitrary-spin particle

Authors :
Silenko, Alexander J.
Source :
Phys. Rev. A 94, 032104 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The exact exponential Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation operator applicable for a particle with an arbitrary spin is derived. It can be successfully utilized for verifying any Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation method based on the exponential operator. When a verified method is relativistic, the relativistic exponential operator should be expanded in the semirelativistic power series. The use of the obtained exponential operator for a derivation of the Foldy-Wouthuysen Hamiltonian makes it possible to check the validity of any other method of the Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation, while this possibility may need a greater computational effort.<br />Comment: 14 pages, final version

Subjects

Subjects :
Mathematical Physics
81Sxx

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. A 94, 032104 (2016)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1605.09755
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.032104