Equations of motion of test particles for solving the spin-dependent Boltzmann-Vlasov equation

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2016.06.029zbMATH Open1367.81050arXiv1602.00404OpenAlexW2252371308MaRDI QIDQ2012434FDOQ2012434

Authors: Yin Xia, Jun Xu, Baoan Li, Wen-Qing Shen 

Publication date: 31 July 2017

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A consistent derivation of the equations of motion (EOMs) of test particles for solving the spin-dependent Boltzmann-Vlasov equation is presented. The resulting EOMs in phase space are similar to the canonical equations in Hamiltonian dynamics, and the EOM of spin is the same as that in the Heisenburg picture of quantum mechanics. Considering further the quantum nature of spin and choosing the direction of total angular momentum in heavy-ion reactions as a reference of measuring nucleon spin, the EOMs of spin-up and spin-down nucleons are given separately. The key elements affecting the spin dynamics in heavy-ion collisions are identified. The resulting EOMs provide a solid foundation for using the test-particle approach in studying spin dynamics in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies. Future comparisons of model simulations with experimental data will help constrain the poorly known in-medium nucleon spin-orbit coupling relevant for understanding properties of rare isotopes and their astrophysical impacts.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.00404

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics (35Q40) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics (81S30)

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