Gouy phase for relativistic quantum particles

R. Ducharme and I. G. da Paz
Phys. Rev. A 92, 023853 – Published 28 August 2015

Abstract

Exact Hermite-Gaussian solutions to the Klein-Gordon equation for particle beams are obtained here that depend on the 4-position of the beam waist. These are Bateman-Hillion solutions that are shown to include Gouy phase and preserve their forms under Lorentz transformations. As the wave function contains two time coordinates, the particle current must be interpreted in a constraint space to reduce the number of independent coordinates. The form of the constraint space is not certain except in the nonrelativistic limit, but a trial form is proposed, enabling the observable properties of the beam to be calculated for future comparison to experiment. These results can be relevant in the theoretical development of singular electron optics since it was shown that the Gouy phase is crucial in this field as well as to investigate a possible Gouy phase effect in Zitterbewegung phenomenon of spin-zero particles. Additionally, the traditional argument that beam solutions belong to a complex shifted spacetime is shown to necessitate a corresponding Born reciprocal shift in 4-momentum space.

  • Received 4 March 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.023853

©2015 American Physical Society

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R. Ducharme1 and I. G. da Paz2

  • 12112 Oakmeadow Place, Bedford, Texas 76021, USA
  • 2Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portela, CEP 64049-550, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

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Vol. 92, Iss. 2 — August 2015

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