A manifestly Lorentz covariant, interacting and non-commutative Dirac equation

TL;DR

This paper introduces a Lorentz covariant non-commutative Dirac equation formulated on the operator level with a modified product, providing solutions for free particles and particles in magnetic fields, and deriving an associated action in Minkowski space.

Contribution

It presents a novel Lorentz covariant non-commutative Dirac equation with a new operator product and an associated action in Minkowski space, advancing non-commutative quantum field theory formulations.

Findings

Successfully solved the equation for free particles and in magnetic fields.

Derived an action in Minkowski space that incorporates non-commutative effects.

Proposed a modified operator product that preserves Lorentz covariance.

Abstract

We propose a manifestly Lorentz covariant, non-commutative Dirac equation for charged particles interacting with an electromagnetic field. The equation is formulated on the operator level, but operators are not composed through the normal operator product, but a modified product that restores the Lorentz covariance. This equation is solved for the free particle and a particle moving in a constant magnetic field. An abstract action, constructed on the operator level, that yields this equation as equation of motion is also derived. To relate this formalism to current formulations of non-commutative quantum field theories, this action is written in a coherent state basis, leading to an action in 4-dimensional Minkowski space-time. The resulting action differs from existing non-commutative actions, but still exhibits non-commutative effects through non-locality.