Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times

Abstract The propagation of the packets of left-handed plane wave solutions of the massless Dirac equation is studied in spatially flat Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) space-times. Assuming that the observations are performed in physical frames with Painlevé–Gullstrand coordinates, the cu...

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Main Author: Ion I. Cotăescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10019-3
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description Abstract The propagation of the packets of left-handed plane wave solutions of the massless Dirac equation is studied in spatially flat Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) space-times. Assuming that the observations are performed in physical frames with Painlevé–Gullstrand coordinates, the current and energy–momentum tensor are derived, emphasising their severe decay and moderate dispersion during propagation. As the wave packets move along null geodesics, interesting effects are produced by the apparent or event horizons.
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spelling doaj.art-df26c59dd820457ab02e7accd0e13f052022-12-21T17:23:51ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60441434-60522022-01-0182111010.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10019-3Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-timesIon I. Cotăescu0West University of TimişoaraAbstract The propagation of the packets of left-handed plane wave solutions of the massless Dirac equation is studied in spatially flat Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) space-times. Assuming that the observations are performed in physical frames with Painlevé–Gullstrand coordinates, the current and energy–momentum tensor are derived, emphasising their severe decay and moderate dispersion during propagation. As the wave packets move along null geodesics, interesting effects are produced by the apparent or event horizons.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10019-3
spellingShingle Ion I. Cotăescu
Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
title Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times
title_full Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times
title_fullStr Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times
title_full_unstemmed Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times
title_short Massless fermions in spatially flat FLRW space-times
title_sort massless fermions in spatially flat flrw space times
url https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10019-3
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