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The Motion of a Spinning Particle in an External Electromagnetic Field as a Constrained System
Eqab M. Rabeieqabrabei@gmail.comMutah UniversityDepartment of Physics, Al-Al-Bayt UniversityMafraq, 25113, P. O. BOX 130040, JordanView full profile → , Khaled I. NawaflehMutah UniversityAl-Karak, JordanView full profile → , Humam B. GhassibUniversity of JordanDepartment of Physics, University of JordanAmman, JordanView full profile →
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- Received:
- 12 Sep 2003
- Published Online:
- 01 Jan 2004
- Article type:
- Original Articles
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- 1726037X.2004.10698473
- Pages:
- 1–6
Abstract
The motion of a spinning point-particle in an external electromagnetic field is investigated as a constrained system. The comparison with the Dirac equation is discussed, and it is shown that the primary constraint can be derived explicitly from this equation. Further, the equations of motion are determined using the canonical method. The quantization of such a system is achieved using the WKB approximation.
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