Bhabha relativistic wave equations
Abstract
It is a well known fact that the Dirac and Kemmer - Duffin equations are the Bhabha equations. We use the method based on the de Sitter group SO(1,4) to show that the Rarita - Schwinger and Bargmann - Wigner equations can also be treated as the Bhabha equations with some subsidiary conditions. This demonstrates that the de Sitter group can be considered as a significant auxiliary group which provides a unified approach to the equations of relativistic quantum theory.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics A Mathematical General
- Pub Date:
- June 1997
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0305-4470/30/11/027
- Bibcode:
- 1997JPhA...30.4005L