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    Numerical QFT

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    The document shows that the Dirac Hamiltonian for a free particle commutes with the operator σ'.p, where p is the momentum operator and σ' are the Dirac matrices. It first writes out the Dirac Hamiltonian and defines the matrices. It then takes the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p term by term, showing each term is equal to 0. Therefore, the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p is also 0, meaning they commute. This demonstrates that the helicity operator, which is σ'.p, commutes with the Dirac Hamiltonian and is a constant of motion.

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    Numerical QFT

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    The document shows that the Dirac Hamiltonian for a free particle commutes with the operator σ'.p, where p is the momentum operator and σ' are the Dirac matrices. It first writes out the Dirac Hamiltonian and defines the matrices. It then takes the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p term by term, showing each term is equal to 0. Therefore, the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p is also 0, meaning they commute. This demonstrates that the helicity operator, which is σ'.p, commutes with the Dirac Hamiltonian and is a constant of motion.

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    The document shows that the Dirac Hamiltonian for a free particle commutes with the operator σ'.p, where p is the momentum operator and σ' are the Dirac matrices. It first writes out the Dirac Hamiltonian and defines the matrices. It then takes the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p term by term, showing each term is equal to 0. Therefore, the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p is also 0, meaning they commute. This demonstrates that the helicity operator, which is σ'.p, commutes with the Dirac Hamiltonian and is a constant of motion.

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    Numerical QFT

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    The document shows that the Dirac Hamiltonian for a free particle commutes with the operator σ'.p, where p is the momentum operator and σ' are the Dirac matrices. It first writes out the Dirac Hamiltonian and defines the matrices. It then takes the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p term by term, showing each term is equal to 0. Therefore, the commutator of the Hamiltonian and σ'.p is also 0, meaning they commute. This demonstrates that the helicity operator, which is σ'.p, commutes with the Dirac Hamiltonian and is a constant of motion.

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    Q. Show that the Dirac Hamiltonian for a free particle commutes with operator ' .

    p, where p is
    momentum operator in the space of four component spinor and  ' is the Dirac spin matrices.

    Soln:

    The Dirac Hamiltonian for a free particle is ,

    H D  c  . p   mc 2  1

    Where  and  are 4 4 matrices introduced by Dirac to linearize the Hamiltonian and turns out to

    0  I 0 
    Be    ,  = 
     0  0 I 

    t
     0 

    is
    Where  ' 
    0 
    ic
    ys
    Now
    Ph

     H D , '. p   c  '. p   mc 2 , '. p 


     c  '. p, '. p   mc 2   , '. p   2
    al
    oy

    Let’s calculate term by term


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    First

     . p, ' p    . p  '. p    '. p  . p 


     0  . p   . p 0    . p 0  0  . p 
        
      . p 0  0  . p   0  . p   . p 0 
     0  . p   0  . p 
    2 2

      
      . p  2  
    0    . p 
    2
    0 

    0 0
     
    0 0

     . p,  . p  0   3
    Second:

     ,  .p     '.p    '.p  
     I 0   .p 0    .p 0  I 0 
      0  .p    0  .p  0  I 
     0  I     
      .p 0    .p 0 
       
     0  .p   0  .p 
    0 0
     
    0 0

      , '.p  0   4

    Substituting (3) and (4) in equation (2), we get

    t
    is
    HD,  '.p  0   5
    ic
    Hence, the Dirac Hamiltonian for free particle commutes with the operators  '.p We recognize that
    ys
    the operator  .p is the projection of the spin along the direction of momentum which by definition is
    Ph

    the Helicity operator. Equation (5) shows that Helicity operator commutes with the Dirac Hamiltonian
    and therefore represents a constant of motion. Hence the Dirac Hamiltonian and helicity have a
    common set of eigenvectors .This is also the reason for the two fold generacy found for every energy
    al

    eigen state of Dirac Hamiltonian


    oy
    R

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