Feynman propagator for a particle with arbitrary spin

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作者
Huang, SZ [1 ]
Zhang, PF
Ruan, TN
Zhu, YC
Zheng, ZP
机构
[1] Anhui Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Wuhu 241000, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Modern Phys, Hefei 230027, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Sci & Technol China, Natl Synchrotron Radiat Lab, Hefei 230027, Peoples R China
[4] CCAST, World Lab, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[5] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst High Energy Phys, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
来源
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C | 2005年 / 42卷 / 03期
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10.1140/epjc/s2005-02299-4
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
Based on the solution to the Rarita-Schwinger equations, a direct derivation of the projection operator and propagator for a particle with arbitrary spin is worked out. The projection operator constructed by Behrends and Fronsdal is re-deduced and confirmed, and simplified in the case of half-integral spin; the general commutation rules and Feynman propagator for a free particle of any spin are derived, and explicit expressions for the propagators for spins 3/2, 2, 5/2, 3, 7/2, 4 are provided.
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页码:375 / 389
页数:15
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