We investigate the general properties of the dimensional reduction of the Dirac theory, formulated in a Minkowski spacetime with an arbitrary number of spatial dimensions. This is done by applying Hadamard’s method of descent, which consists in conceiving low-dimensional theories as a specialization of high-dimensional ones that are uniform along the additional space coordinate. We show that the Dirac equation reduces to either a single Dirac equation or two decoupled Dirac equations, depending on whether the higher-dimensional manifold has even or odd spatial dimensions, respectively. Furthermore, we construct and discuss an explicit hierarchy of representations in which this procedure becomes manifest and can easily be iterated.

Lonigro D., Maggi R., Angelone G., Ercolessi E., Facchi P., Marmo G., et al. (2023). Dimensional reduction of the Dirac equation in arbitrary spatial dimensions. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS, 138(4), 1-15 [10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03919-0].

Dimensional reduction of the Dirac equation in arbitrary spatial dimensions

Ercolessi E.;
2023

Abstract

We investigate the general properties of the dimensional reduction of the Dirac theory, formulated in a Minkowski spacetime with an arbitrary number of spatial dimensions. This is done by applying Hadamard’s method of descent, which consists in conceiving low-dimensional theories as a specialization of high-dimensional ones that are uniform along the additional space coordinate. We show that the Dirac equation reduces to either a single Dirac equation or two decoupled Dirac equations, depending on whether the higher-dimensional manifold has even or odd spatial dimensions, respectively. Furthermore, we construct and discuss an explicit hierarchy of representations in which this procedure becomes manifest and can easily be iterated.
2023
Lonigro D., Maggi R., Angelone G., Ercolessi E., Facchi P., Marmo G., et al. (2023). Dimensional reduction of the Dirac equation in arbitrary spatial dimensions. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS, 138(4), 1-15 [10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03919-0].
Lonigro D.; Maggi R.; Angelone G.; Ercolessi E.; Facchi P.; Marmo G.; Pascazio S.; Pepe F.V.
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