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A relativistic QFT description for the interaction of a spin with a magnetic field

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Abstract

We present a derivation of a spin interacting with a magnetic field (the Zeeman effect) for a hydrogen-like atom from a fully relativistic quantum field theory. We then repeat the derivation starting from a quantum field theory in curved space to compute corrections to the Zeeman Hamiltonian that are leading order in curvature. Applications to test quantum field theory on experimental platforms are discussed.

Publication: Shah, R., Martín-Martínez, E., & Perche, T. R. (2024). A relativistic QFT description for the interaction of a spin with a magnetic field. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.14523

Presenters

  • Ruhi Shah

    University of Waterloo

Authors

  • Ruhi Shah

    University of Waterloo

  • Eduardo Martín-Martínez

    University of Waterloo

  • T. Rick Perche

    University of Waterloo