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Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes
Quantum equations for massless particles of any spin are considered in stationary uncharged axially symmetric spacetimes. It is demonstrated that up to a normalization function, the angular wave function does not depend on the metric and practically is the same as in the Minkowskian case. The radial...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8471684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34573830 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23091205 |
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description | Quantum equations for massless particles of any spin are considered in stationary uncharged axially symmetric spacetimes. It is demonstrated that up to a normalization function, the angular wave function does not depend on the metric and practically is the same as in the Minkowskian case. The radial wave functions satisfy second order nonhomogeneous differential equations with three nonhomogeneous terms, which depend in a unique way on time and space curvatures. In agreement with the principle of equivalence, these terms vanish locally, and the radial equations reduce to the same homogeneous equations as in Minkowski spacetime. |
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spelling | pubmed-84716842021-09-28 Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes Moalem, Amnon Gersten, Alexander Entropy (Basel) Article Quantum equations for massless particles of any spin are considered in stationary uncharged axially symmetric spacetimes. It is demonstrated that up to a normalization function, the angular wave function does not depend on the metric and practically is the same as in the Minkowskian case. The radial wave functions satisfy second order nonhomogeneous differential equations with three nonhomogeneous terms, which depend in a unique way on time and space curvatures. In agreement with the principle of equivalence, these terms vanish locally, and the radial equations reduce to the same homogeneous equations as in Minkowski spacetime. MDPI 2021-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8471684/ /pubmed/34573830 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23091205 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Moalem, Amnon Gersten, Alexander Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes |
title | Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes |
title_full | Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes |
title_fullStr | Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes |
title_full_unstemmed | Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes |
title_short | Quantum Theory of Massless Particles in Stationary Axially Symmetric Spacetimes |
title_sort | quantum theory of massless particles in stationary axially symmetric spacetimes |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8471684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34573830 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23091205 |
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