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Statistical properties of linear Majorana fermions

Francisco Cleiton E. Lima, Allan R. P. Moreira, Laura E. S. Machado, Carlos Alberto S. Almeida

2021International Journal of Quantum Chemistry18 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract A Majorana fermion is the single fermionic particle that is its own antiparticle. Its dynamics is determined by the Majorana equation, where the spinor field is by definition equal to its charge‐conjugate field. In this paper, we investigated Shannon's entropy of linear Majorana fermions to understand how this quantity is modified due to an external potential of the linear type linear. Subsequently, we turn our attention to the construction of an ensemble of these Majorana particles to study the thermodynamic properties of the model. Finally, we show how Shannon's entropy and thermodynamic properties are modified under the linear potential action.

Topics & Concepts

MAJORANAFermionPhysicsMajorana equationSpinorEntropy (arrow of time)Spinor fieldMajorana fermionQuantum mechanicsTheoretical physicsField (mathematics)Quantum field theoryQuantumFermionic fieldParticle (ecology)Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian PhysicsStatistical Mechanics and EntropyQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics