Abstract
We give an explicit and general description of the energy, linear momentum, angular momentum and boost momentum of a molecule to order $1/c^2$, where it necessary to take account of kinetic contributions made by the electrons and nuclei as well as electromagnetic contributions made by the intramolecular field. A wealth of interesting subtleties are encountered that are not seen at order $1/c^0$, including relativistic Hall shifts, anomalous velocities and hidden momenta. Some of these have well known analogues in solid state physics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 105101 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
Volume | 51 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- molecular structures
- relativistic molecules
- physical chemistry
- energy
- linear momentum
- angular momentum
- boost momentum