Massless particles in five and higher dimensions
We describe a five-dimensional analogue of Wigner's operator equation Wa=λPa, where Wa is the Pauli-Lubanski vector, Pa the energy-momentum operator, and λ the helicity of a massless particle. Higher dimensional generalisations are also given.
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doaj-548e813f5a7b4951b2ca8532f5aa180a2021-01-02T05:07:16ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26932021-01-01812136020Massless particles in five and higher dimensionsSergei M. Kuzenko0Alec E. Pindur1Corresponding author.; Department of Physics M013, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth W.A. 6009, AustraliaDepartment of Physics M013, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth W.A. 6009, AustraliaWe describe a five-dimensional analogue of Wigner's operator equation Wa=λPa, where Wa is the Pauli-Lubanski vector, Pa the energy-momentum operator, and λ the helicity of a massless particle. Higher dimensional generalisations are also given.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269320308236 |
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Massless particles in five and higher dimensions |
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We describe a five-dimensional analogue of Wigner's operator equation Wa=λPa, where Wa is the Pauli-Lubanski vector, Pa the energy-momentum operator, and λ the helicity of a massless particle. Higher dimensional generalisations are also given. |
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