The effective Dirac algebra by gauge field interaction in relativistic electrodynamics

TL;DR

This paper explores how gauge field interactions in relativistic electrodynamics can modify the Dirac algebra, leading to an effective curved spacetime metric and altered electron spin properties, with implications for quantum systems like hydrogen.

Contribution

It introduces a method to derive an effective Dirac algebra from gauge interactions, revealing metric perturbations and spin deviations in relativistic quantum systems.

Findings

Gauge interactions induce an effective curved metric in Dirac algebra.

Electron spin deviates slightly from 1/2 due to interactions.

Application to hydrogen shows spacetime curvature effects.

Abstract

Conventional relativistic electrodynamics is set on flat Minkowski spacetime, where all computable quantities are calculated from the flat metric $\eta_{\mu\nu}$. We can redefine the metric of spacetime from the Dirac algebra. In this paper, we study how an electrodynamic interaction can alter the normal gamma matrix to an effective one and result in a shift in the metric perturbatively. The curvature properties inferred from the curved metric are also investigated. We also study how the spin operator is changed under the interaction that contribute to an effective spin operator and how the spin of an electron will be slightly deviated from $1/2$. Then we perform canonical quantization of the effective Dirac algebra. Finally we apply our results to the relativistic hydrogen case and demonstrate how such system curves the spacetime metric.