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arXiv:1508.00558 · Physics Letters A

Quantum field theory treatment of magnetic effects on the spin and orbital angular momentum of a free electron

Philip Kurian, C. Verzegnassi

Published Nov 6, 2015• 6 citations
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10.1016/j.physleta.2015.11.002

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