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The conservation equations of the charge and current densities of a free relativistic electron

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The four-current densityj μ was first decomposed into convection current part and spin current part, respectively. We then demonstrate that the convection current density and spin current density are independently conserved.

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Chow, T.L. The conservation equations of the charge and current densities of a free relativistic electron. Int J Theor Phys 11, 425–427 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01809720

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