Abstract
We investigate the Dirac equation in the semiclassical limit . A semiclassical propagator and a trace formula are derived and are shown to be determined by the classical orbits of a relativistic point particle. In addition, two phase factors enter, one of which can be calculated from the Thomas precession of a classical spin transported along the particle orbits. For the second factor we provide an interpretation in terms of dynamical and geometric phases.
- Received 14 May 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1987
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