Fermion helicity flip induced by torsion field

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作者
Capozziello, S [1 ]
Iovane, G
Lambiase, G
Stornaiolo, C
机构
[1] Univ Salerno, Dipartimento Sci Fis ER Caianiello, I-84081 Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
[2] Univ Naples, Dipartimento Sci Fisiche, Naples, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Napoli, I-80125 Naples, Italy
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 46卷 / 06期
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10.1209/epl/i1999-00323-8
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We show that; in theories of gravitation with torsion the helicity of fermion particles is not conserved and we calculate the probability of spin flip, which is related to the anti-symmetric part of affine connection. Some cosmological consequences are discussed.
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页码:710 / 715
页数:6
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