Degenerate solutions to the massless Dirac and Weyl equations and a proposed method for controlling the quantum state of Weyl particles

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.09846v6
• Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 06:54:49 GMT
• Title: Degenerate solutions to the massless Dirac and Weyl equations and a proposed method for controlling the quantum state of Weyl particles
• Authors: Georgios N. Tsigaridas, Aristides I. Kechriniotis, Christos A. Tsonos and Konstantinos K. Delibasis
• Abstract summary: We show that all solutions to the Weyl equation and a special class of solutions to the Dirac equation are degenerate. A method for fully controlling the quantum state of Weyl particles using appropriate electromagnetic fields is proposed.
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• Abstract: In a recent work, we have shown that all solutions to the Weyl equation and a special class of solutions to the Dirac equation are degenerate in the sense that they remain unaltered under the influence of a wide variety of different electromagnetic fields. In this study, our previous work is significantly extended, providing a wide class of degenerate solutions to the Dirac equation for massless particles. The electromagnetic fields corresponding to these solutions are calculated and examples regarding both spatially constant electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic waves are also provided. Furthermore, some general solutions to the Weyl equation are presented, and the corresponding electromagnetic fields are calculated. Based on these results, a method for fully controlling the quantum state of Weyl particles using appropriate electromagnetic fields is proposed. Finally, the transition from degenerate to non-degenerate solutions as the particles acquire mass is discussed.

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