Noetherian conservation laws for photons
We review the formulation of a Lorentz-covariant bispinorial wave function and wave equation for a single photon on a flat background. We show the existence of a 10-dimensional set of conservation laws for this equation, and prove that 8 of these can be used to obtain global, gauge-invariant, ADM-like quantities that together define a covariantly constant self-dual bispinor.
Authors
- A. Shadi Tahvildar‐Zadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9833-1056)
- Michael K.‐H. Kiessling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8582-9560)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications in Analysis and Mechanics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3934/cam.2025024
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00