2004/02/29 by M Nowakowski, Marek Nowakowski, E. A. Paschos +3 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis #International Science and Diplomacy #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #hep-ph #physics.ed-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0143-0807/26/4/001
published as Eur.J.Phys. 26 (2005) 545-560 · Latex, 22 pages
arxiv created 2005/02/16 · openalex publication_date 2005/04/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The electromagnetic form factors of spin-1/2 particles are known, but due to historical reasons only half of them are found in many textbooks. Given the importance of the general result, its model independence, its connection to discrete symmetries and their violations we made an effort to derive and present the general result based only on the knowledge of the Dirac equation. We discuss the phenomenology connected directly with the form factors, and spin precession in external fields including time-reversal violating terms. We apply the formalism to spin–flip synchrotron radiation and suggest pedagogical projects.