Gravitational rainbow of massive particles


Autoria(s): Accioly, A.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/12/2002

Resumo

Photon propagation is non-dispersive within the context of semiclassical general relativity. What about the remaining massless particles? It can be shown that at the tree level the scattering of massless particles of spin 0, 1/2, 1 or whatever by a static gravitational field generated by a localized source such as the Sun, treated as an external field, is non-dispersive as well. It is amazing, however, that massive particles, regardless of whether they have integral or half-integral spin, experience an energy-dependent gravitational deflection. Therefore, semiclassical general relativity and gravitational rainbows of massive particles can coexist without conflict. We address this issue in this essay.

Formato

1579-1584

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S021827180200292X

International Journal of Modern Physics D. Singapore: World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd, v. 11, n. 10, p. 1579-1584, 2002.

0218-2718

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/23393

10.1142/S021827180200292X

WOS:000180584600012

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd

Relação

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Direitos

closedAccess

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article