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Pauli-Fierz and Rarita-Schwinger wave equations and their equivalence

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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It is show that the Pauli-Fierz wave equation for spin 3/2 is equivalent to the Rarita-Schwinger wave equation and hence both violate causality when minimally coupled to an external electromagnetic field.

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  1. C. G. Koutroulos

    Present address: Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, U.K.

    C. G. Koutroulos

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Koutroulos, C.G. Pauli-Fierz and Rarita-Schwinger wave equations and their equivalence. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 39, 324–326 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02813633

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