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arxiv: gr-qc/0112080 · v1 · pith:Q6RAD6YVnew · submitted 2001-12-31 · 🌀 gr-qc

On gravitational interaction of fermions

classification 🌀 gr-qc
keywords theorytransformationdiscussexactfoldy-wouthuysengravitationalinteractionlimit
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We discuss some aspects of the gravitational interaction of the relativistic quantum particles with spin 1/2. The exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation is constructed for the Dirac particle coupled to the static spacetime metric. The quasi-relativistic limit of the theory is then analyzed. Using the analogous method, we obtain the exact Cini-Touschek transformation and discuss the ultra-relativistic limit of the fermion theory. We show that the Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation is not uniquely defined, and the corresponding ambiguity is deeply rooted in the relativistic quantum theory.

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