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Single-Particle Electrodynamics - Assassination Science

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in the MCLF of the particle; in a frame in which it moves with three-velocity<br />

v, application of the Lorentz transformation (G.1) yields<br />

U 0 = γ,<br />

U = γv.<br />

(G.4)<br />

One may verify that<br />

U 2 = 1.<br />

G.4.4<br />

Four-spin of a particle<br />

The four-spin, Σ , of a particle has components<br />

Σ ≡ (0, σ)<br />

(G.5)<br />

in the MCLF of the particle; in a frame in which it moves with three-velocity<br />

v, application of the Lorentz transformation yields<br />

Σ 0 = γ(v·σ),<br />

Σ = σ + γ 2 (γ + 1) −1 (v·σ)v.<br />

One may verify that<br />

Σ 2 = −1.<br />

G.4.5<br />

The FitzGerald three-spin<br />

We [65] introduce a further quantity, derived from the three-spin σ, that considerably<br />

simplifies a number of explicit algebraic expressions: the FitzGerald<br />

three-spin,<br />

σ ′ = σ − γ(γ + 1) −1 (v·σ)v.<br />

(G.6)<br />

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