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General relativistic symmetry of electron spin torque

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In our recent paper, the electron spin torque is found to be counter-balanced by the chiral electron density. In this paper, we shall show that the origin of the chiral nature is manifest in the principle of equivalence in general relativity.

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Tachibana, A. General relativistic symmetry of electron spin torque. J Math Chem 50, 669–688 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-011-9943-z

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