Paraxial Dirac equation
arXiv:2307.04826 · doi:10.1098/rspa.2023.0493
Abstract
In this work, the paraxial approximation of the free Dirac equation is examined. The results are first obtained by constructing superpositions of exact solutions with suitable profiles, which are borrowed from paraxial optics. In this manner, the paraxial Dirac beams are obtained in four cases: as Gaussian, Bessel-Gaussian, modified Bessel-Gaussian and elegant Laguerre-Gaussian beams. In the second part of the work, the paraxial Dirac equation is derived, and then its solutions in the aforementioned cases are directly obtained. All the resulting wave functions conform to those derived formerly by virtue of superpositions, except for terms, that are negligible upon the assumption that the paraxial functions along the propagation axis vary only slightly over a distance equal to the de Broglie wavelength, which is the standard paraxial requirement.
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