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(j,0)+(0,j) Covariant spinors and causal propagators based on Weinberg formalism | D. V. Ahluwalia
; D. J. Ernst
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20 May 1999 | Journal: | Int.J.Mod.Phys. E2 (1993) 397-422 | Subject: | nucl-th hep-ph | Abstract: | A pragmatic approach to constructing a covariant phenomenology of the interactions of composite, high-spin hadrons is proposed. Because there are no known wave equations without significant problems, we propose to construct the phenomenology without explicit reference to a wave equation. This is done by constructing the individual pieces of a perturbation theory and then utilizing the perturbation theory as the definition of the phenomenology. The covariant spinors for a particle of spin $j$ are constructed directly from Lorentz invariance and the basic precepts of quantum mechanics following the logic put forth originally by Wigner and developed by Weinberg. Explicit expressions for the spinors are derived for j=1, 3/2 and 2. Field operators are constructed from the spinors and the free-particle propagator is derived from the vacuum expectation value of the time-order product of the field operators. A few simple examples of model interactions are given. This provides all the necessary ingredients to treat at a phenomenological level and in a covariant manner particles of arbitrary spin. | Source: | arXiv, nucl-th/9905047 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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