UV constraints on massive spinning particles: lessons from the gravitino

A new spinning particle with a definite sign of the energy is defined on spacelike hypersurfaces after a critical discussion of the standard spinning particles. It is the pseudoclassical basis of the positive energy [Formula: see text] [or negative energy [Formula: see text]] part of the [Formula: see text] solutions of the Dirac equation. The study of the isolated system of N such spinning charged particles plus the electromagnetic field leads to their description in the rest frame Wigner-covariant instant form of dynamics on the Wigner hyperplanes orthogonal to the total four-momentum of the isolated system (when it is timelike). We find that on such hyperplanes these spinning particles have a nonminimal coupling only of the type "spin–magnetic field," like the nonrelativistic Pauli particles to which they tend in the nonrelativistic limit. The Lienard–Wiechert potentials associated with these charged spinning particles are found. Then, a comment is made on how to quantize the spinning particles respecting their fibered structure describing the spin structure.

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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS IN FIRST QUANTIZATION

International Journal of Modern Physics A ◽

10.1142/s0217751x91001957 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 06 (22) ◽

pp. 3997-4008 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

W. SIEGEL

Keyword(s):

Field Theory ◽

General Solution ◽

Boundary Conditions ◽

String Field Theory ◽

Light Cone ◽

Bosonic String ◽

Second Quantization ◽

Spinning Particles

In the BRST approach to first quantization, bosonic ghosts can cause ambiguities in the cohomology (and thus in second quantization). We show how nonminimal terms give a general solution to this problem, avoiding the need for “picture-changing operators.” As examples, we consider spinning particles, superparticles, covariantized light cone bosonic string field theory, and NSR superstring field theory.

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Nonequatorial circular orbits of spinning particles in the Schwarzschild–de Sitter background

General Relativity and Gravitation ◽

10.1007/s10714-018-2474-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (11) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Roman Plyatsko ◽

Volodymyr Panat ◽

Mykola Fenyk

Keyword(s):

De Sitter ◽

Circular Orbits ◽

Spinning Particles ◽

Sitter Background

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Complete set of quasi-conserved quantities for spinning particles around Kerr

SciPost Physics ◽

10.21468/scipostphys.12.1.012 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Geoffrey Compère ◽

Adrien Druart

Keyword(s):

Linear Order ◽

Conserved Quantities ◽

Killing Tensor ◽

Kerr Geometry ◽

Spinning Particles ◽

Kerr Spacetime ◽

Killing Tensors ◽

Mixed Symmetry ◽

Constants Of Motion ◽

Complete Set

We revisit the conserved quantities of the Mathisson-Papapetrou-Tulczyjew equations describing the motion of spinning particles on a fixed background. Assuming Ricci-flatness and the existence of a Killing-Yano tensor, we demonstrate that besides the two non-trivial quasi-conserved quantities, i.e. conserved at linear order in the spin, found by Rüdiger, non-trivial quasi-conserved quantities are in one-to-one correspondence with non-trivial mixed-symmetry Killing tensors. We prove that no such stationary and axisymmetric mixed-symmetry Killing tensor exists on the Kerr geometry. We discuss the implications for the motion of spinning particles on Kerr spacetime where the quasi-constants of motion are shown not to be in complete involution.

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NEW MANIFESTLY COVARIANT MODELS FOR RELATIVISTIC PARTICLES OF ARBITRARY SPIN

International Journal of Modern Physics A ◽

10.1142/s0217751x91000459 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 06 (05) ◽

pp. 807-844 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

ROBERT MARNELIUS ◽

ULF MÅRTENSSON

Keyword(s):

Arbitrary Spin ◽

Internal Variables ◽

Spinning Particles ◽

Massive Particles ◽

Relativistic Particles

By means of a previously developed procedure for the derivation of manifestly Lorentz covariant models of spinning particles, we derive new classes of models in which the internal variables transform as Lorentz spinors. Models for massless and massive particles of arbitrary spin are given in which the internal variables are fermionic or bosonic spinors. Lagrangians and their local invariances are explicitly written down for all models.

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