Fierz bilinear formulation of the Maxwell–Dirac equations and symmetry reductions

We study the Maxwell–Dirac equations in a manifestly gauge invariant presentation using only the spinor bilinear scalar and pseudoscalar densities, and the vector and pseudovector currents, together with their quadratic Fierz relations. The internally produced vector potential is expressed via algebraic manipulation of the Dirac equation, as a rational function of the Fierz bilinears and first derivatives (valid on the support of the scalar density), which allows a gauge invariant vector potential to be defined. This leads to a Fierz bilinear formulation of the Maxwell tensor and of the Maxwell–Dirac equations, without any reference to gauge dependent quantities. We show how demanding invariance of tensor fields under the action of a fixed (but arbitrary) Lie subgroup of the Poincaré group leads to symmetry reduced equations. The procedure is illustrated, and the reduced equations worked out explicitly for standard spherical and cylindrical cases, which are coupled third order nonlinear PDEs. Spherical symmetry necessitates the existence of magnetic monopoles, which do not affect the coupled Maxwell–Dirac system due to magnetic terms cancelling. In this paper we do not take up numerical computations. As a demonstration of the power of our approach, we also work out the symmetry reduced equations for two distinct classes of dimension 4 one-parameter families of Poincaré subgroups, one splitting and one non-splitting. The splitting class yields no solutions, whereas for the non-splitting class we find a family of formal exact solutions in closed form.     

Moving potential for Dirac and Klein–Gordon equations

Using the Lorentz transformation, the Klein–Gordon and Dirac equations with moving potentials are reduced to one standard where the potential is time-independent. As application, the reflection and transmission coefficients are determined by considering the moving step with a constant velocity v. It has been found that R ± T = 1 only at x = vt. The problem of massless (2 + 1) Dirac particle is also considerered.     

Particle-like solutions of the Einstein–Dirac–Maxwell equations

We consider the coupled Einstein–Dirac–Maxwell equations for a static, spherically symmetric system of two fermions in a singlet spinor state. Soliton-like solutions are constructed numerically. The stability and the properties of the ground state solutions are discussed for different values of the electromagnetic coupling constant. We find solutions even when the electromagnetic coupling is so strong that the total interaction is repulsive in the Newtonian limit. Our solutions are regular and well-behaved; this shows that the combined electromagnetic and gravitational self-interaction of the Dirac particles is finite.     

The 2D Kramers–Dirac oscillator

The Dirac oscillator was initially introduced as a Dirac operator which is linear in momentum and coordinate variables. In contrast to the usual 2D Dirac oscillator, the 2D Kramers–Dirac oscillator admits the time-reversal symmetry, which is a reason for the present nomenclature. It is shown that there exists a family of eigenstates associated with an eigenvalue linear in the control parameter, and the eigenvalue in question goes down from positive values to negative values as the parameter varies in the positive direction. The other eigenvalues are broken up into two bands, positive and negative. The 2D Dirac and the 2D Kramers–Dirac oscillators are compared in their physical grounds and in their spectral structure from the viewpoint of the time-reversal symmetry.     

Bound states of the Klein－Gordon and Dirac equations for scalar and vector harmonic oscillator potentials

We give the exact bound states of the Klein－Gordon and Dirac equations with equal scalar and vector harmonic oscillator potentials.     

Multivector Dirac Equation and ℤ 2-Gradings of Clifford Algebras

We generalize certain aspects of Hestenes's approach to Dirac theory to obtain multivector Dirac equations associated to a large class of representations of the gamma matrices. This is done by replacing the usual even/odd decomposition of the space-time algebra with more general ₂-gradings. Some examples are given and the chiral case, which is not addressed by the usual approach, is considered in detail. A Lagrangian formulation is briefly discussed. A relationship between this work and certain quaternionic models of the (usual) quantum mechanics is obtained. Finally, we discuss under what conditions the Hestenes's form can be recovered and we suggest a geometrical interpretation for the corresponding situation.     

Low temperature properties of the Fermi–Dirac,Boltzmann and Bose–Einstein equations

We investigate low temperature (T  ) properties of three classical quantum statistics models: (I) the Fermi–Dirac equation, (II) the Boltzmann equation, and (III) the Bose–Einstein equation. It is widely assumed that each of these equations is valid for all T>0$T>0$. For each equation we prove that this assumption leads to erroneous predictions as T→0⁺$T\to 0^{+}$. Our approach to correct these errors gives new low temperature predictions which contradict previous theory. We examine a two-state paramagnetism system and show how our new low temperature prediction compares favorably with experimental data.     

The Miura transformation and Lie-Bäcklund algebras of exactly solvable equations

All the one-dimensional one-component local evolution equations connected via the Miura transformation are found. Exactly solvable equations and their Lie-Bäcklund algebras are shown to generate interesting transformations of infinite classes of evolution equations.     

The operational solution of fractional-order differential equations,as well as Black–Scholes and heat-conduction equations

Operational solutions to fractional-order ordinary differential equations and to partial differential equations of the Black–Scholes and of Fourier heat conduction type are presented. Inverse differential operators, integral transforms, and generalized forms of Hermite and Laguerre polynomials with several variables and indices are used for their solution. Examples of the solution of ordinary differential equations and extended forms of the Fourier, Schrödinger, Black–Scholes, etc. type partial differential equations using the operational method are given. Equations that contain the Laguerre derivative are considered. The application of the operational method for the solution of a number of physical problems connected with charge dynamics in the framework of quantum mechanics and heat propagation is demonstrated.     

The first and second Painlevé equations of higher order and some relations between them

The first and second Painlevé equations of higher order are introduced. The relations between the Korteweg-de Vries hierarchies and their singular manifold equations are presented. These identities are used to search for the relations between the first and the second Painlevé equations of higher order.     

The multi-component Tu hierarchy of soliton equations and its multi-component integrable couplings system

A new simple loop algebra GM is constructed, which is devoted to the establishing of an isospectral problem. By making use of the Tu scheme, the multi-component Tu hierarchy is obtained.Furthermore, an expanding loop algebra FM of the loop algebra GM is presented. Based on the FM, the multi-component integrable coupling system of the multi-component Tu hierarchy has been worked out. The method can be applied to other nonlinear evolution equation hierarchies.     

The Becker-Döring cluster equations: Basic properties and asymptotic behaviour of solutions

Existence and uniqueness results are established for solutions to the Becker-Döring cluster equations. The density is shown to be a conserved quantity. Under hypotheses applying to a model of a quenched binary alloy the asymptotic behaviour of solutions with rapidly decaying initial data is determined. Denoting the set of equilibrium solutions byc ⁽⁾, 0 _s , the principal result is that if the initial density _{0 s} then the solution converges strongly toc ^(o), while if ₀ > _s the solution converges weak* toc ^(s). In the latter case the excess density ₀– _s corresponds to the formation of larger and larger clusters, i.e. condensation. The main tools for studying the asymptotic behaviour are the use of a Lyapunov function with desirable continuity properties, obtained from a known Lyapunov function by the addition of a special multiple of the density, and a maximum principle for solutions.     

Supersymmetric Content of the Dirac and Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau Equations

We study subsolutions of the Dirac and Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau equations described in our earlier papers. It is shown that subsolutions of the Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau equations and those of the Dirac equation obey the same Dirac equation with some built-in projection operator. This covariant equation can be referred to as supersymmetric since it has bosonic as well as fermionic degrees of freedom.     

The hierarchy of exit times of Lévy-driven Langevin equations

In this paper we consider the first exit problem of an overdamped Lévy driven particle in a confining potential. We survey results obtained in recent years from our work on the Kramers’ times for dynamical systems of this type with Lévy perturbations containing heavy, and exponentially light jumps, and compare them to the well known case of dynamical systems with Gaussian perturbations. It turns out that exits induced by Lévy processes with jumps are always essentially faster than Gaussian exits.     

Wave operators and analytic solutions for systems of non-linear Klein-Gordon equations and of non-linear Schrödinger equations

We consider, in a 1+3 space time, arbitrary (finite) systems of nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations (respectively Schrödinger equations) with an arbitrary local and analytic non-linearity in the unknown and its first and second order space-time (respectively first order space) derivatives, having no constant or linear terms. No restriction is given on the frequency sign of the initial data. In the case of non-linear Klein-Gordon equations all masses are supposed to be different from zero.We prove, for such systems, that the wave operator (fromt= tot=0) exists on a domain of small entire test functions of exponential type and that the analytic Cauchy problem, in ⁺׳, has a unique solution for each initial condition (att=0) being in the image of the wave operator. The decay properties of such solutions are discussed in detail.Partially supported by the Swiss National Science FoundationOn leave from Institut de Physique Théorique, 32 Bd d'Ivoy, CH-1211 Geneve 4 Switzerland.