Covariant observer-dependent Hamiltonian formalism for the relativistic particle

We show that it is possible to formulate the canonical Hamiltonian formalism for the relativistic particle, in a covariant fashion and without some well-known problems, when we introduce the concept of a reference system to establish the notions of time and space. Starting from the observer-dependen...

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Autores principales: Ferraro, R., Yastremiz, C., Castagnino, M.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_05562821_v35_n2_p540_Ferraro
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Sumario:We show that it is possible to formulate the canonical Hamiltonian formalism for the relativistic particle, in a covariant fashion and without some well-known problems, when we introduce the concept of a reference system to establish the notions of time and space. Starting from the observer-dependent Hamiltonian formalism, we obtain the result that the wave function describing the quantum behavior of the particle must be observer dependent and we give the corresponding wave equation. © 1987 The American Physical Society.