• DocumentCode
    1330123
  • Title

    Deriving Electromagnetic Fields From the Spinor Solution of the Massless Dirac Equation

  • Author

    Rozzi, Tullio ; Mencarelli, Davide ; Pierantoni, Luca

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Politec. delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    2907
  • Lastpage
    2913
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present the explicit derivation of the electromagnetic (EM) field solution of Maxwell equations starting from the Dirac equation, used in describing the so-called spinor wave function of quantum particles. In particular, we show that if the four-component vector (spinor) solution of the Dirac equation for zero mass is identified with the four-potential of the EM field, then, under the Lorentz gauge, fields derived from that potential satisfy Maxwell equations. Vice versa, the four-potential could be used to express a spinor solution, provided that the latter satisfies the Lorenz gauge. Some examples in the frequency domain clarify this connection. A crucial choice is needed: the EM potential has to be assumed as a linear combination of positive- and negative solutions of the spinor. This work may help to clarify the controversial relation between Maxwell and Dirac equations, while presenting an original way to derive the EM fields, leading, perhaps, to novel concepts in EM simulations.
  • Keywords
    Dirac equation; Maxwell equations; computational electromagnetics; dielectric waveguides; electromagnetic field theory; electromagnetic fields; rectangular waveguides; vectors; wave functions; waveguide theory; EM simulations; Lorentz gauge; Maxwell equations; dielectric slab waveguide; electromagnetic field four-potential; four-component vector solution; frequency domain; linear solutions combination; massless Dirac equation; negative spinor solution; positive spinor solution; quantum particles; rectangular waveguide; spinor wave function; Dirac equation; Maxwell tensor form; electromagnetic (EM) theory; four-vector spinor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.2009.2034225
  • Filename
    5332234