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QUANTUM EQUATIONS FOR MASSLESS PARTICLES OF ANY SPIN

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By decomposing the mass squared operator for zero mass particles of spin s we obtain one-particle quantum equations for any spin on which 2s−1 subsidiary conditions are imposed. The derived equations are consistent with the two component neutrino equation and the Maxwell equations. Subsidiary conditions for the spins 1, \(\frac{3}{2}\), and 2 are presented.

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  1. Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Alexander Gersten

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Gersten, A. QUANTUM EQUATIONS FOR MASSLESS PARTICLES OF ANY SPIN. Found Phys Lett 13, 185–192 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007835617598

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