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View SchemaOn the relativistic L-S coupling
| Authors | P. Alberto, M. Fiolhais, M. Oliveira |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9809015 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9809015 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/19/6/008 |
Abstract
The fact that the Dirac equation is linear in the space and time derivatives leads to the coupling of spin and orbital angular momenta that is of a pure relativistic nature. We illustrate this fact by computing the solutions of the Dirac equation in an infinite spherical well, which allows to go from the relativistic to the non-relativistic limit by just varying the radius of the well.
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