Quantization of Multispinor Fields
- 25 September 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 161 (5) , 1316-1326
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.161.1316
Abstract
The multispinor fields which describe massive fields with spin ≤2 are constructed. These fields are quantized using Schwinger's action principle. Lorentz invariance and physical positive-definiteness requirements are verified. In particular, those fields with spins 0, 1, and ½ are explored in detail. It is shown that the spin-½ system described by a third-rank multispinor is not equivalent to the Dirac field in the presence of electromagnetic interaction. It describes a spin-½ system without intrinsic magnetic moment. The Lorentz invariance of the interacting system is verified. This result will facilitate the physical explanation of the famous ratio of the nucleon magnetic moments.
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