Abstract
In this paper, we study a generalized Duffin–Kemmer equation for a spin-1 particle with two characteristics, anomalous magnetic moment and polarizability in the presence of external uniform magnetic and electric fields. After separating the variables, we obtained a system of 10 first-order partial differential equations for 10 functions . To resolve this complicated problem, we first took into account existing symmetry in the structure of the derived system. The main step consisted of applying a special method for fixing the r-dependence of ten functions . We used the approach of Fedorov–Gronskiy, according to which the complete 10-component wave function is decomposed into the sum of three projective constituents. The dependence of each component on the polar coordinate r is determined by only one corresponding function, . These three basic functions are constructed in terms of confluent hypergeometric functions, and in this process a quantization rule arises due to the presence of a magnetic field.In fact, this approach is a step-by-step algebraization of the systems of equations in partial derivatives. After that, we derived a system of 10 ordinary differential equations for 10 functions . This system was solved using the elimination method and with the help of special linear combinined with the involved functions. As a result, we found three separated second-order differential equations, and their solutions were constructed in the terms of the confluent hypergeometric functions. Thus, in this paper, the three types of solutions for a vector particle with two additional electromagnetic characteristics in the presence of both external uniform magnetic and electric fields.
1. Introduction
The theory of spin-1 particles has an extensive history [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30], and is closely related to Lorentz group symmetry. In addition to the classical and simplest model for a vector particle, there exist more complicated models for spin-1 particles with characteristics beyond electric charge, such as an anomalous magnetic moment, electrical quadruple moment, and so on.
In [29], within the general method of Gel’fand–Yaglom [3], a relativistic generalized system of first-order equations was constructed for a spin-1 particle with two additional characteristics: anomalous magnetic moment and polarizability. The primary derivation of the generalized equation for a spin-1 particle with two characteristics in additional to electric charge is a separate and rather involved task; therefore, in the present paper we started from the known result of previous work. In fact, this approach is based on the use of an extended set of irreducible representations of the proper Lorentz group to produce more general and complicated equations for a particle with a fixed value of spin. First, the model was developed for a free particle, and a system of spinor equations was obtained; then it was transformed into tensor form. In tensor form, the presence of external electromagnetic fields was taken into account. After eliminating the accessory variables of the complete wave function, the generalized Proca system of 10 equations was derived; it contains two additional interaction terms, which are interpreted as corresponding to the anomalous magnetic moment and polarizability.
In [30], this equation was solved in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.
In the present paper, we considered a situation in which both fields, magnetic and electric, were presented. After separating the variables, we obtained a system of 10 first-order partial differential equations for 10 functions . To resolve this complicated problem, we took into account the specific symmetry in the structure of the derived system. Accordingly, the complete wave function, consisting of 10 variables is decomposed into the sum of three projective constituents. The dependence of each component on the polar coordinate is determined by only one function, which are constructed in terms of confluent hypergeometric functions. In this process, a quantization rule arises due to the presence of a magnetic field.
After that, we derive a system of 10 ordinary differential equations for 10 functions . This system is solved, and as the result, we obtain three independent solutions.
We can readily verify that, when polarizability parameter vanishes and the electric field is absent, the known results for the energy spectra of a vector particle with an anomalous magnetic moment in the presence of an external uniform magnetic field are recovered.
2. Matrix Equation in Minkowski Space
We start with the following tensor equations (let )
which can be compared with the ordinary Proca system:
In Equation (1), we can see two additional interaction terms, proportional to parameters (anomalous magnetic moment) and (polarizability); in [29,30], it was proved that both parameters are imaginary: , we will take this into account later on. Below, we apply the 10-dimensional column:
Let us recall the matrix form of the Proca system when . The first equation gives , where
The second equation in (2) leads to , where
Thus, the system of equations for the ordinary spin-1 particle is presented in block form as
Let us detail the first additional term in (1) (considering identities: , , and so on)
when allowing for the structure of six Lorentzian generators for a vector field
we obtain a shorter presentation
The second additional term in (1) is
So, we have a generalized Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau equation in block form
where the symbol c denotes the vector index c = (0,1,2,3); the indices numerate the independent components of the antisymmetric tensor, .
3. Extension to Curved Space–Time Models
In Riemannian space, we start with more complicated equations
below, two different derivative symbols will be used:
Let us transform these equations to tetrad form (apply the notation ). Using Ricci rotation coefficients, we present the above equations as follows
We recall the known matrix tetrad form of the equation for an ordinary vector particle
The two additional interactions terms are
So, we have the following generalized system of equations
4. Particle in the Uniform Magnetic and Electric Fields
It is convenient to use the cylindrical coordinates . The relevant tetrad, Ricci rotation coefficients, and the uniform magnetic and electric fields are determined as
Correspondingly, the system of equations takes on the form
It is more convenient to apply the so-called cyclic basis. It is defined by requirement to have a diagonal generator for the vector field . The necessary transformation is
Vector and tensor generators are transformed ccording to the rules
so that
We should also transform the Duffin–Kemmer matrices to the cyclic basis. It is convenient to apply the block presentation: further, we obtain
We derive
Further, we readily find the necessary blocks:
and expressions for the necessary generators
Considering this, we can transform the above two equations to the cyclic basis; so we obtain
so that
Now, let us perform separation of the variables, applying the substitution
in this way, we obtain (for brevity let as make the change in notations: , )
Further, we obtain the explicit form of 10 equations (for brevity, we will omit the overline symbol). With the use of shortening notations
these equations read
5. Projective Operators Method
To analyze the system of equations, we will use the method of projective operators (following the method of Fedorov and Gronskiy [31]). To this end, we consider the third spin projection , and make sure that it satisfies the minimal equation . This minimal equation allows us to introduce three projective operators
with the necessary properties
Accordingly, the complete wave function can be expanded in the sum of three parts
These components have the following dependence on the variable r (in accordance with the Fedorov–Gronsky method, each projective component should be determined by only one function of the polar coordinate r):
In order to obtain equations in the variable z, we impose the following constraints
so, we obtain
6. Explicit Form of Three Basic Functions
In the differential constraints
the parameters in each pair can be chosen to be the same: . So, we obtain the following constraints
and the resulting second-order equations read
These equations explicitly read
therefore, and
Thus, we have only three equations and the constraint :
With the notation the equations take on the form
In the variable , we readily find their solutions
In all three cases, the quantity X is the same; below, we apply the variant
where the parameter N takes half-integer values; note the formulas
7. Solving Equations in -Variable
Let us turn to the system in the z-variable, allowing for (17). It is convenient to divide the resulting equations into two groups:
Subsystem I (it is algebraic with respect to the variables )
Let us resolve the system I with respect to the variables
Now, substitute these expressions in equations of the group . This results in
1
2
3
4
With the help of the fourth equation, we can eliminate the variable from the three remaining equations (let us change the notations ); in order to remove the fractions, we multiply each equation by
so, we obtain the following three equations
1
2
3
Let us write the last system in symbolical form
We will combine equations
in this way, we obtain the following equation
We will distinguish three different cases:
the corresponding three solutions have the form
So, the above equations can be written
Let us make the necessary change . So, we obtain (also it is convenient to apply the designation ):
Let us present the system in matrix form
Now, we will find the transformation that diagonalizes the system
we must find solutions for equation ; explicitly, it reads
with the following three similar subsystems
or differently
From vanishing the determinant
we derive the cubic equation
Let us write down equations with solutions that determine the elements of the matrix S:
After performing this transformation, we obtain three separate equations
These equations have the same structure as a scalar particle in the uniform electric field
We can transform Equation (19) to the new variable (assuming that )
then, we obtain the confluent hypergeometric equation
its solutions were given in [32].
8. Conclusions
We studied a generalized Duffin–Kemmer–Petiau equation for spin-1 particles with two additional characteristics besides electric charge, namely anomalous magnetic moment and polarizability, in the presence of both external uniform magnetic and electric fields.
After separating the variables, we obtain a system of 10 first-order partial differential equations for 10 functions .
To describe the r-dependence of the 10 functions , we applied the method of Fedorov–Gronskiy [31]. Thus, the complete 10-component wave function is decomposed into the sum of three projective constituents. The dependence of each component on the polar coordinate r is determined by only one corresponding function, .
These three basic functions are constructed in terms of confluent hypergeometric functions, and in this process a quantization rule arises due to the presence of a magnetic field.
After that, we derived a system of 10 ordinary differential equations for 10 functions . This system was solved using the elimination method and through special linear combinations of the involved functions.
As the result, we obtain three separate second-order differential equations, whose solutions can be constructed in the terms of confluent hypergeometric functions.
Due to the spin value of , we should expect in advance the existence of three types of solutions, ; these are precisely the ones found as the main result. Further, the constructed solutions depend on a quantized parameter arising from the presence of a magnetic field, so the radiation spectra of such a particle depend on the magnitude of the external magnetic field. Moreover, the wave functions and spectra depend on two additional characteristics of the particle.
These solutions may be helpful for experimental testing of the intrinsic structure of vector bosons.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, V.R.; Methodology, A.I., V.R. and E.O.; Software, A.I. and A.C.; Validation, A.I., V.R., E.O. and A.C.; Formal analysis, A.I., V.R., E.O. and A.C.; Investigation, V.R. and E.O.; Resources, E.O.; Writing—original draft, A.I., V.R., E.O. and A.C.; Writing—review & editing, A.I., V.R. and A.C.; Supervision, V.R. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
The original contributions presented in this study are included in the article. Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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