Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic Fermions

We present a Lorentz-symmetry violating Lagrangian for free fermions, which is local but not Hermitian, whereas the corresponding Hamiltonian is Hermitian but not local. A specific feature of the model is that the dispersion relation is relativistic in both the IR and the UV but not in an intermedia...

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Main Author: Jean Alexandre
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Mathematical Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/527967
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description We present a Lorentz-symmetry violating Lagrangian for free fermions, which is local but not Hermitian, whereas the corresponding Hamiltonian is Hermitian but not local. A specific feature of the model is that the dispersion relation is relativistic in both the IR and the UV but not in an intermediate regime, set by a given mass scale. The consistency of the model is shown by the study of properties expected in analogy with the Dirac Lagrangian.
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spelling doaj-art-5ccf7103e6f3496e904a1f0eb2b71e672025-02-03T05:51:14ZengWileyAdvances in Mathematical Physics1687-91201687-91392014-01-01201410.1155/2014/527967527967Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic FermionsJean Alexandre0Department of Physics, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UKWe present a Lorentz-symmetry violating Lagrangian for free fermions, which is local but not Hermitian, whereas the corresponding Hamiltonian is Hermitian but not local. A specific feature of the model is that the dispersion relation is relativistic in both the IR and the UV but not in an intermediate regime, set by a given mass scale. The consistency of the model is shown by the study of properties expected in analogy with the Dirac Lagrangian.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/527967
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Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic Fermions
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title Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic Fermions
title_full Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic Fermions
title_fullStr Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic Fermions
title_full_unstemmed Non-Hermitian Lagrangian for Quasirelativistic Fermions
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/527967
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