{
  "id": "1603.07640",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2016-03-24T16:25:17.000Z",
  "updated": "2016-03-24T16:25:17.000Z",
  "title": "Electron interaction with the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field",
  "authors": [
    "R. F. O'Connell"
  ],
  "comment": "3 pages",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph",
    "gr-qc"
  ],
  "abstract": "We give a simple derivation and explanation of a recently proposed new relativistic interaction between the electron and the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field in quantum electrodynamics . Our derivation is based on the work of Moller, who pointed out that, in special relativity, a particle with spin must always have a finite extension. We generalize Mollers classical result to the quantum regime and show that it leads to a new contribution to the energy, which is the special relativistic interaction term.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2016-03-24T16:25:17.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "electromagnetic field",
      "angular momentum",
      "electron interaction",
      "special relativistic interaction term",
      "quantum electrodynamics"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 3,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 1434304
    }
  }
}