On the "equivalence" of the Maxwell and Dirac equations

被引:15
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作者
Gsponer, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Independent Sci Res Inst, CH-1211 Geneva 12, Switzerland
关键词
Maxwell equation; Dirac equation; Lanczos equation; fermion; boson;
D O I
10.1023/A:1015232427515
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
It is shown that Maxwell's equation cannot be put into a spinor form that is equivalent to Dirac's equation. First of all, the spinor psi in the representation (F) over right arrow = psi(u) over right arrow(psi) over bar of the electromagnetic field bivector depends on only three independent complex components whereas the Dirac spinor depends on four. Second, Dirac's equation implies a complex structure specific to spin 1/2 particles that has no counterpart in Maxwell's equation. This complex structure makes fermions essentially different from bosons and therefore insures that there is no physically meaningful way to transform Maxwell's and Dirac's equations into each other.
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页数:6
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