Dirac equation revisited: Charge quantization as a consequence of the Dirac equation

Dirac equation revisited: Charge quantization as a consequence of the Dirac equation

It is shown that the Dirac equation possesses an internal-symmetry group, which contains the usual electromagnetic gauge group. Well-known group-theoretical results then imply that charge is quantized.

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Veröffentlicht in:Phys. Rev. D; (United States) 1983-01, Vol.27 (8), p.1970-1971
1. Verfasser: Radford, Chris
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
645400 - High Energy Physics- Field Theory
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
EQUATIONS
FUNCTIONS
GAUGE INVARIANCE
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
SPINORS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
TRANSFORMATIONS
WAVE EQUATIONS
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Zusammenfassung:It is shown that the Dirac equation possesses an internal-symmetry group, which contains the usual electromagnetic gauge group. Well-known group-theoretical results then imply that charge is quantized.
ISSN:0556-2821
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.27.1970