Fermion helicity flip in higher-derivative electromagnetism

被引:3
作者
Accioly, AJ [1 ]
Mukai, H [1 ]
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[1] FUNDACAO UNIV ESTADUAL MARINGA,DEPT FIS,BR-87020900 MARINGA,PARANA,BRAZIL
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK C-PARTICLES AND FIELDS | 1997年 / 75卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s002880050461
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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It is shown that massive fermions have their helicity flipped on account of their interaction with an electromagnetic field described by Podolsky's generalized electrodynamics. Massless fermions, in turn, seem to be unaffected by the electromagnetic field as far as their helicity is concerned.
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页码:187 / 191
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