Rotating light, the orbital angular momentum paradox and relativistic complex scalar fields

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Tiwari, S C ^a  

^a Institute of Natural Philosophy   (India)

Author keywords

Complex scalar field; Gauge invariance; General relativistic approach; Orbital angular momentum paradox; Rotating light

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SCALAR FIELD; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GENERAL RELATIVISTIC APPROACH; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM PARADOX; ROTATING LIGHT;

GAGES; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; RELATIVITY;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM;

EID: 70449413617     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/6/065701     Document Type: Article

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