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Energy Quantization of Dirac Equation in Curved Spacetime
Energy Quantization of Dirac Equation in Curved Spacetime
In its present form, the Dirac equation cannot address the hydrogen atom, since it has no provision for an external potential. If we introduce scalar and vector potentials, and A, to the momenta of the field free Dirac equation
If the potential terms are not explicitly time dependent, we may make the rearrangement
The left hand side defines the Dirac Hamiltonian for a single particle in a time-independent electro-magnetic field. In the absence of a magnetic field the Dirac Hamiltonian, , may be expressed in full matrix form as
This Hamiltonian is now ready to take on the task of an electron in the field of a nucleus. It is possible to superimpose the gravitational field and curvature in space as well for a particle. Then the above matrix for the Hamiltonian becomes .. H [t,x,y,z] = H . g
(in curved spacetime)
H=
Above equation gives the quantized energy of an electron and a positron in an Electromagnetic field plus a gravitational field within curved space-time. by - Sid Senadheera