# Existence of relativistic dynamics for two directly interacting Dirac   particles in 1+3 dimensions

**Authors:** Matthias Lienert, Markus N\"oth

arXiv: 1903.06020 · 2021-04-07

## TL;DR

This paper proves the existence and uniqueness of solutions for a class of integral equations describing two interacting Dirac particles in 1+3 dimensions, incorporating relativistic effects and time delays, with extensions to cosmological spacetimes.

## Contribution

It establishes a rigorous, covariant framework for relativistic two-particle Dirac dynamics with direct interactions, including solutions in Minkowski and FLRW spacetimes.

## Key findings

- Existence and uniqueness of solutions in Minkowski half-space.
- Solutions determined by initial Cauchy data at t=0.
- Extension of results to FLRW spacetimes with Big Bang singularity.

## Abstract

Here we prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions of a class of integral equations describing two Dirac particles in 1+3 dimensions with direct interactions. This class of integral equations arises naturally as a relativistic generalization of the integral version of the two-particle Schr\"odinger equation. Crucial use of a multi-time wave function $\psi(x_1,x_2)$ with $x_1,x_2 \in \mathbb{R}^4$ is made. A central feature is the time delay of the interaction. Our main result is an existence and uniqueness theorem for a Minkowski half space, meaning that Minkowski spacetime is cut off before $t=0$. We furthermore show that the solutions are determined by Cauchy data at the initial time; however, no Cauchy problem is admissible at other times. A second result is to extend the first one to particular FLRW spacetimes with a Big Bang singularity, using the conformal invariance of the Dirac equation in the massless case. This shows that the cutoff at $t=0$ can arise naturally and be fully compatible with relativity. We thus obtain a class of interacting, manifestly covariant and rigorous models in 1+3 dimensions.

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