Universal Journal of Physics and Application Vol. 4(1), pp. 141 - 152
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SOLUTION OF DIRAC EQUATION FOR AN ELECTRON MOVING IN A HOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIC FIELD: EFFECT OF MAGNETIC FLUX QUANTIZATION

AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION: Yilmaz O., Saglam M. and Aydin Z.Z.

ABSTRACT

The flux associated with electron's spin is calculated, based on the relativistic theory of the electron in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. In the relativistic limit, it is found that the flux associated with the electron's spin is exactly equal to +Φ₀/2 for a spin down, and −Φ₀/2 for a spin up, of unity.