pith. sign in

arxiv: 1401.1901 · v2 · pith:YUDQGTTMnew · submitted 2014-01-09 · ✦ hep-th · math-ph· math.MP

Spinor and twistor formulations of massless particles with rigidity

classification ✦ hep-th math-phmath.MP
keywords lagrangianspinortermstwistorvariablesactioncurvaturefirst-order
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

The 4-dimensional model of a massless particle with rigidity whose Lagrangian is proportional to its world-line curvature is reformulated in terms of spinor and twistor variables. We begin with a first-order Lagrangian that is equivalent to the original Lagrangian proportional to the extrinsic curvature of a particle world-line. The first-order Lagrangian is written in terms of spacetime and spinor variables, leading to a spinor representation of the Lagrangian. Then its corresponding action is expressed in terms of twistor variables, leading to the gauged Shirafuji action.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.