Noncommutativity due to spin

M. Gomes, V. G. Kupriyanov, and A. J. da Silva
Phys. Rev. D 81, 085024 – Published 19 April 2010

Abstract

Using the Berezin-Marinov pseudoclassical formulation of the spin particle we propose a classical model of spin noncommutativity. In the nonrelativistic case, the Poisson brackets between the coordinates are proportional to the spin angular momentum. The quantization of the model leads to the noncommutativity with mixed spatial and spin degrees of freedom. A modified Pauli equation, describing a spin half particle in an external electromagnetic field is obtained. We show that nonlocality caused by the spin noncommutativity depends on the spin of the particle; for spin zero, nonlocality does not appear, for spin half, ΔxΔyθ2/2, etc. In the relativistic case the noncommutative Dirac equation was derived. For that we introduce a new star product. The advantage of our model is that in spite of the presence of noncommutativity and nonlocality, it is Lorentz invariant. Also, in the quasiclassical approximation it gives noncommutativity with a nilpotent parameter.

  • Received 25 February 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.81.085024

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

M. Gomes*, V. G. Kupriyanov, and A. J. da Silva

  • Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

  • *mgomes@fma.if.usp.br
  • vladislav.kupriyanov@gmail.com
  • ajsilva@fma.if.usp.br

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Vol. 81, Iss. 8 — 15 April 2010

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