A wavefunction description for a localized quantum particle in curved spacetimes

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AC103DzbMATH Open1483.83009arXiv2012.08539OpenAlexW3177184013MaRDI QIDQ5163085FDOQ5163085

Authors: T. Rick Perche, Jonas Neuser 

Publication date: 8 November 2021

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We reduce Dirac's spinor formalism for a spin 1/2 particle to a complex wavefunction description in curved spacetimes. We consider a localized fermionic particle in curved spacetimes and perform an expansion in terms of the acceleration and curvature around the center of mass of the system, generalizing the results of [Phys. Rev. D 22, 1922]. Under a non-relativistic approximation, one obtains a quantum description in a Hilbert space of complex wavefunctions defined in the rest space of the system. The wavefunction of the particle then evolves according to a modified Schr"odinger equation associated with a symmetric Hamiltonian. When compared to the standard Schr"odinger equation for a wavefunction, we obtain corrections in terms of the acceleration of the system's center of mass and curvature of spacetime along its trajectory. In summary, we provide a formalism for the use of a complex wavefunction to describe a localized quantum particle in curved spacetimes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.08539

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zbMATH Keywords

general relativityspinors in curved spacetimeswavefunction quantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Flows related to mean curvature (53E10)

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