Test of equivalence principle for particles with spin
- 15 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 18 (8) , 2739-2740
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.18.2739
Abstract
We consider a simple modification of the Dirac equation, such that spin-1/2 particles violate the equivalence principle, but the latter is restored by averaging over spins. An experiment is suggested to test the existence of such an effect.Keywords
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