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What kind of a dynamical system is the radiating electron?

II. Symplectic Geometry

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We show that both in classical and quantum theory of the relativistic electron there are three sets of independent dynamical variables: position, velocity and momentum. The independence of velocity and momentum is interpreted by internal degrees of freedom. The geometry of the internal phase-space is discussed. The close analogy between the classical and quantum equations and their algebraic and symplectic structures is shown.

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  • Dirac Equation
  • Poisson Bracket
  • Relativistic Electron
  • Orbital Angular Momentum
  • Dirac Electron

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Barut, A.O. (1982). What kind of a dynamical system is the radiating electron?. In: Doebner, HD., Andersson, S.I., Petry, H.R. (eds) Differential Geometric Methods in Mathematical Physics. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 905. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0092429

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