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Hadley, Mark J. (2000) Spin-1/2 in classical general relativity. Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 17 (Number 20). pp. 4187-4194. doi:10.1088/0264-9381/17/20/303
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/17/20/303
Abstract
It is shown that models of elementary particles in classical general relativity (geons) will naturally have the transformation properties of a spinor if the spacetime manifold is not time orientable. From a purely pragmatic interpretation of quantum theory this explains why spinor fields are needed to represent particles. The models are based entirely on classical general relativity and are motivated by the suggestion that the lack of a time-orientation could be the origin of quantum phenomena.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Quantum theory, General relativity (Physics), Particles -- Mathematical models, Spinor analysis, Space and time | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Classical and Quantum Gravity | ||||
| Publisher: | IOP Publishing Inc. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0264-9381 | ||||
| Official Date: | 21 October 2000 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 17 | ||||
| Number: | Number 20 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 4187-4194 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1088/0264-9381/17/20/303 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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