THE FUSION OF TWO PARTICLES IN FUNCTIONAL THEORY
Florence A. Aeschlimann
Abstract
A study is made of a system of two particles with spin in relativistic functional theory. Equation of the barycentric wave, equations of the relative motion, and the reduced equation are obtained. In the states of the system, in some cases there exist states where the relative waves are constants. This case corresponds to vanishing relative motion. In the case of two particles of spin 1/ 2 of the same mass, a fused system is obtained which is equivalent to a particle with spin 1. From this result, by the approximation giving the usual wave mechanics, the equations given by the fusion method are obtained. The fusion method is thus justified and its physical significance is apparent. (auth.)