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arXiv:2111.11393 · International Journal of Modern Physics A

Quaternionic Dirac free particle

Sergio Giardino

Published Nov 30, 2021• 11 citations
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Abstract

In this paper, we solve the quaternionic Dirac equation [Formula: see text] in the real Hilbert space, and we ascertain that their free particle solutions set comprises eight elements in the case of a massive particle, and a four elements solutions set in the case of a massless particle, a richer situation when compared to the four elements solutions set of the usual complex Dirac equation [Formula: see text]. These free particle solutions were unknown in the previous solutions of anti-Hermitian quaternionic quantum mechanics, and constitute an essential element in order to build a quaternionic quantum field theory [Formula: see text].

DOI
10.1142/s0217751x21502572

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