The quaternionic commutator bracket and its implications

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Abstract

A quaternionic commutator bracket for position and momentum shows that the quaternionic wave function, viz. ψ= (i/c ψ0, ψ→), represents a state of a particle with orbital angular momentum, L = 3 h, resulting from the internal structure of the particle. This angular momentum can be attributed to spin of the particle. The vector ψ→, points in an opposite direction of L→. When a charged particle is placed in an electromagnetic field, the interaction energy reveals that the magnetic moments interact with the electric and magnetic fields giving rise to terms similar to Aharonov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher effects.

Original languageEnglish
Article number513
JournalSymmetry
Volume10
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Angularmomentum
  • Commutator bracket
  • Quantummechanics
  • Quaternions;magneticmoments

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • General Mathematics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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