arXiv · quant-ph/0105021
Spin-orbit pendulum in Dirac oscillator
Abstract
The dynamics of wavepackets in a relativistic Dirac oscillator (DO) is considered. A comparison to nonrelativistic spin-orbit pendulum effect is discussed. Particular relativistic effects, like Zitterbewegung in spin motion, are found in Dirac representation. This trembling motion disappears in Foldy-Wouthuysen representation. A substantial difference between the dynamics of wavepackets corresponding to circular and linear orbits of a particle is obtained and discussed.
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M. Turek, P. Rozmej. 2001-05-06. Spin-orbit pendulum in Dirac oscillator. https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105021
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