Universality in Relativistic Spinning Particle Models

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Autores principales: Kim, Joon-Hwi, Lee, Sangmin
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author Kim, Joon-Hwi
Lee, Sangmin
author_facet Kim, Joon-Hwi
Lee, Sangmin
contents We establish an equivalence between massive spinning particle models in four spacetime dimensions coupled to electromagnetism or gravity, within the spin-magnitude-preserving sector. Four representative models in the literature are shown to describe exactly the same physics in their free and interacting theories: vector oscillator, spinor oscillator, spherical top, and massive twistor. The Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi (BMT) and quadrupolar Mathisson-Papapetrou-Dixon (QMPD) equations are derived in a model-independent fashion. This universal framework allows for incorporating higher spin multipole interactions as well. We establish the rigorous construction of the interacting theory of the spherical top model with emphasis on spin gauge invariance. Applications to black hole physics, conserved charges, and post-Newtonian or post-Minkowskian frameworks are discussed.
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spellingShingle Universality in Relativistic Spinning Particle Models
Kim, Joon-Hwi
Lee, Sangmin
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We establish an equivalence between massive spinning particle models in four spacetime dimensions coupled to electromagnetism or gravity, within the spin-magnitude-preserving sector. Four representative models in the literature are shown to describe exactly the same physics in their free and interacting theories: vector oscillator, spinor oscillator, spherical top, and massive twistor. The Bargmann-Michel-Telegdi (BMT) and quadrupolar Mathisson-Papapetrou-Dixon (QMPD) equations are derived in a model-independent fashion. This universal framework allows for incorporating higher spin multipole interactions as well. We establish the rigorous construction of the interacting theory of the spherical top model with emphasis on spin gauge invariance. Applications to black hole physics, conserved charges, and post-Newtonian or post-Minkowskian frameworks are discussed.
title Universality in Relativistic Spinning Particle Models
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.27353