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569 - PR 2-2 - Dirac Particle in Uniform Magnetic Field
569 - PR 2-2 - Dirac Particle in Uniform Magnetic Field
1
0 0 2
( ) B k B yi xj
= = B A .
Consult exercise 12.3.8, and write the equation for _ .
Preliminaries: Dirac equation, in which the final step is made because { , } o | - , definition of momentumt in
terms of canonical momentum P, the property derived in the previous exercise, a formla from QM 08, p. 384,
un-numbered, the matrix representation of { , } o | , and the Dirac equation in this representation,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
[ ( ) ( ) ] [ ( ) ] [ ( ) ] ;
; ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ;
; ; ; ;
q q
t i c c
q q
c c
c mc q c mc q c mc q
m
| | o | |
t t t o o o
_ o _
o | _
_ o
+
= + + c = H + + = - + +
= = - - - + -
( ( ( (
( ( ( (
u
p A i I p A I
v P A i B A B A B I i A B
O I O
O O I
H
2
; ( ) ( ) E mc c | o t
+
u
(
u = -
(
u
I
[I.1]
We can expand out the Dirac equation into a 2x2 matrix representation,
2 2
charge
conjugation???
2 2
0 0
( ) ( )
0 0
E mc E mc
c c
E mc E mc
_ _
o t o t
_ _
+ + + +
u u ( ( + ( ( ( (
= - = -
( ( ( ( ( (
u u +
[I.2]
One can square over electron space and positron space (note, the operator o rotates between these spaces),
( )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
[( ) ( ) ] ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
e e
E mc E mc c E mc c _ o t o t _ o t
+
+ u = - - u = - I I I [I.3]
We encounter the square of t o - , which we handle with QM 08, p. 384, shown in [I.1],
2 2 2
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ( ) { , }) ( ) ; { , }
q q q
c c c
t o t t t t o o - = - + - = + + - = - + - I i P A P A I i i B P A P A A P [I.4]
We then have, for the electron _ , the spinor-Hamiltonian. Note that for
1
0 2
( ) B yi xj
= A we have
0
0 2
([ ] [ ])
B
x y x y z
P y P x yP xP B L
= = B A .
Consult exercise 12.3.8, and write the equation for _ .
Preliminaries: Dirac equation, in which the final step is made because { , } o | - , definition of
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
[ ( ) ( ) ] [ ( ) ] [ ( ) ] ;
; ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ;
q q
t i c c
q q
c c
c mc q c mc q c mc q
m
| | o | |
t t t o o o
= + + c = H + + = - + +
= = - - - + -
p A i p A
v P A i B A B A B I i A B
H
[I.9]
Ok, rewriting the Dirac equation as
2
( ) [ ( )]
q
t c
mc q c | | o c = - i p A , in which , _ = u , we expand
into 2x2 matrices of operators and spinors/antispinors,
2
2
2
2
2
( )
( ( ))
( )
qc
i i x y c q
c qc
i i x y c
q mc
cp y x
c yi xj
cp y x
q mc
_ |_ _
o o o _
o o
o o o
|
( (
(
= - - = (
(
(
u
( u u+ u
i
O
p
O
i
[I.10]
The two equations that result from this [I.10] are the coupled,
2
2
2
2
( ( ) )
( ( ) )
q
x y i i
q
x y i i
q mc y x cp
q mc y x cp
_ |_ _ o o o
| o o o _
( = + u
(
(
u u + u = +
i
i
[I.11]