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Thomas precession and classical theories of spinning particles

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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Summary

Various theories of spinning particles will be connected through general principles. It is shown that the Thomas factor appears only in theories in which the spin is a constant of the motion for a free particle.

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Le varie teorie sulle particelle aventi spin vengono poste in connessione tramite principi generali. Si mostra che il fattore di Thomas compare solo in quelle teorie in cui lo spin è una costante del moto della particella libera.

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo

    P. Nyborg

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Nyborg, P. Thomas precession and classical theories of spinning particles. Nuovo Cim 23, 1057–1060 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02731260

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