265 American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) ISSN (Print) 2313-4410, ISSN (Online) 2313-4402 Β© Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers http://asrjetsjournal.org/ How Fractional Charge on an Electron in the Momentum Space is Quantized? Saleem Iqbal a *, Farhana Sarwar b , Syed Mohsin Raza c , Abdul Rehman d a,d Department of Mathematics, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300, Pakistan b Department of Mathematics F.G.Girls Degree College, Madrissa Road , Quetta, Cantt, 87300, Pakistan. c Department of Physics, University of Balochistan, Quetta 87300, Pakistan a Email: saleemiqbal81@yahoo.com b Email: f_saleem10@yahoo.com c Email: smraza7@yahoo.com d Email: abdul_maths@yahoo.com Abstract With our conjecture on charge quantization (quantum dipole moment in a momentum space) and using Fractional Fourier Transform (FRFT) analysis on Hermite Polynomials (usually used for quantum oscillators), we obtained energy profiles (eigenfunctions) for fractional quantum states on the continuously changing surface of the electron. The charge on an electron as a physical constant and a single entity is degenerate because it always resides on the surface. The charge is fractionally quantized in momentum space. The continuous charging surface of the electron is due to competition between the centrifugal and electodynamic potentials. The fractional quantized states of charges in the momentum space are the manifestations of gyroscopic constants, 𝑔2 ℏ𝑐 (0.2 βˆ’ 0.8); twisting and twigging of energy profiles (quantum electrodynamic behavior), oscillatory behavior of energy associated with degeneracy and indeed the position of fractional quanta in terms of rotational vector, 𝛼(𝑑, πœ”) in complex plane. Keywords: Fractional Fourier Transform, Fractional Charge Quantization, Hermite polynomials 1. Introduction We attempted to decipher a new idea based on fractional charge quantization on an electron by using Fractional Fourier Transform. The charge on an electron, being a physical constant and single entity, is fractionally quantized due to momentum impact by photons. ------------------------------------------------------- * Corresponding author. http://asrjetsjournal.org/ mailto:saleemiqbal81@yahoo.com mailto:f_saleem10@yahoo.com mailto:smraza7@yahoo.com American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) (2015) Volume 14, No 2, pp 265-272 266 When a photon collides with an electron, the morphology of a bounded electron is changed due to inelastic collision. The electron quanta is stretched, as a consequence of which, the wave length, πœ† increases and the frequency, 𝜈 decreases, by maintaining, 𝑐 = πœ†πœˆ. The oscillatory frequency of the bounded electron decreases on the hypothetical wall of the electron string. This hypothetical wall behaves like an adiabatic wall. Due to overwhelming centrifugal potential as compare to electrodynamic potential, the electron quanta string is self ---- -twisted and twigged (swirling effect). The charge on electron quanta is distributed on twigs (sub quanta). These twigs are beaded sub-quanta on an electron string. The charge on electron, which is a single entity and constant, is distributed on these sub quanta (twigs) and hence the fractional charge quantization. Remember that each of these sub-quanta on an electron has an integrated oscillatory effect (discovered in this paper), .i.e.,2𝑛𝑓 , where 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9, and are beaded on an electron quanta string. The momentum impact of a photon on a bounded electron causes stretching. This stretching is a manifestation of quantum mechanical scattering (inelastic scattering) which hold true for Compton and photoelectric effects, too. The stretching, twisting and twigging holds true for quantized particles, but not for free particles as the case is for Compton and photoelectric effects. That is why Eisenstein of Caltech (USA), on the basis of experimental results, considered quasi particle nature of bounded electron due to its morphological changes. 2. Theory The quantum dipole moments lead to charge quantization [1, 2, 3, 4] π‘₯ = β„Žπ‘ž (1) Where π‘₯ is the quantum dipole moment, π‘ž the charge and β„Ž is the Planck’s constant (quantum action) The matter energy such as of an electron exists in the form of transverse wave. This energy is oscillatory (quantum action). and configures a space called a wave packet or β€œquanta”. We consider that the charge of an electron is treated as its density which is not only smeared on the surface but also inside the volume despite the fact that charges always reside on the surface. With momentum impact, the electron quanta is first stretched, twisted and then twigged. We envisage the electron like a flexible ball, the surface of which would vary continuously due to competing centrifugal and electrodynamic potential. The coupling constant 𝑒2 ℏ𝑐 ~ 1 137 on an electron is overwhelmed by the gyroscopic constant, 𝑔2 ℏ𝑐 (0.2 βˆ’ 0.8) due to pronounced centrifugal potential. This causes the charge on an electron to become degenerate and fractionally quantized on its surface and hence the charge quantization. The depth of the quantum well of an electron is equivalent to its radius. With fractional charge quantization, the envelope of energy associated with an electron (electron quanta) is twisted and twigged to smear the density (charge) of energy in its fractional components, as a consequences of which, the fractional charges float on their respective broken β€œquanta” only on the surface. Each of the broken sub-quanta is woven in a string due to whirling and swirling effects (electro weak interaction) on an electron. These broken sub-quanta are degenerate fractional charged quantized states in the momentum space. Each of sub-quanta would have the oscillatory behavior. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) (2015) Volume 14, No 2, pp 265-272 267 Almeida [5] defines the fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) of a function π‘₯(𝑑), with angle 𝛼 (𝑑 is the time and 𝑒 is the frequency) as ℱ𝛼[π‘₯(𝑑)] = 𝑋𝛼(𝑒) = ∫ π‘₯(𝑑) ∞ βˆ’βˆž 𝐾𝛼(𝑑, 𝑒)𝑑𝑑 = { √ 1βˆ’π‘— cot𝛼 2πœ‹ 𝑒𝑗 𝑒2 2 cot𝛼 ∫ π‘₯(𝑑)𝑒𝑗 𝑑2 2 cotπ›Όβˆ’π‘—π‘’π‘‘ csc𝛼𝑑𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝛼 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ πœ‹ ∞ βˆ’βˆž π‘₯(𝑑) 𝑖𝑓 𝛼 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ 2πœ‹ π‘₯(βˆ’π‘‘) 𝑖𝑓 𝛼 + πœ‹ 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ 2πœ‹ (2) In our case we consider a function 𝑓(π‘₯) and frequency 𝑒 = πœ” 𝑓(π‘₯) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π‘₯)𝑒π‘₯𝑝 (βˆ’ π‘₯2 2 ) (3) With equation (1) π‘₯ ≑ β„Žπ‘ž, 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 (4) We know that the FRFT of 𝑓(π‘₯) is given as follows [5] ℱ𝛼[𝑓(π‘₯)] = 𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝛼𝐻𝑛𝑓(π‘₯)exp (βˆ’ π‘₯2 2 ) (5) Using eq (4) on eq (3), we have 𝑓(π‘₯) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž)𝑒π‘₯𝑝 [(βˆ’ β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 ] (6) Using eq (5) ℱ𝛼 [𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž)𝑒π‘₯𝑝 [(βˆ’ β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 ]] = 𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑓𝛼𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž)exp [(βˆ’ β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 ] (7) Where 𝛼 is the angle of rotation in the complex plane (𝑑, πœ”) With changing surface and indeed the shape of an electron, 𝛼 is also changed in (𝑑, πœ”) coordinates , πœ” = 2πœ‹πœˆ. We are dealing with fractional quantum oscillators and hence with fractional charge distributions so that Fourier transform (FT) should not enter in our analysis. For this purpose we set 𝛼 β‰  πœ‹ 2 . With 𝛼 = 1, (𝛼 = π‘Žπœ‹ 2 ) we get the FRFT to change into FT. The FRFT analysis is a time frequency distribution and an extension of the classical FT. Considering the Schrodinger’s equation for oscillatory quanta of fractional charges on the continuous changing surface of the electron [6, 7, 8]. βˆ’ β„Ž2 2πœ‡ 𝑑2πœ“(π‘₯) 𝑑π‘₯2 + 1 2 π‘˜π‘₯2πœ“(π‘₯) = πΈπœ“(π‘₯) (8) American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) (2015) Volume 14, No 2, pp 265-272 268 Where πœ” = ( π‘˜ πœ‡ ) 1 2 , π‘˜ the restoring constant πœ‡ the reduced mass of an electron. Using the dimensionless variable πœ‰ = 𝛼π‘₯, 𝛼 = ( πœ‡π‘˜ ℏ2 ) 1 4 = ( πœ‡πœ” ℏ ) 1 2 (9) We shall replace dimensionless, Ξ± with rotation vector in coordinates, (𝑑, πœ”). Substitution of eq (9) in eq (8), we have 𝑑2πœ“(πœ‰) π‘‘πœ‰2 + (πœ† βˆ’ πœ‰2)πœ“(πœ‰) = 0 (10) Where πœ† is also dimensionless, but considered as binding energy of the quantum system. For large |πœ‰|, it is readily verified that the eigenfunctions πœ“(πœ‰) = πœ‰π‘ƒπ‘’Β±πœ‰ 2 exists. The asymptotic analysis provides us an indication for valid solutions to eq (10) and for all πœ‰ having the form πœ‰π‘ƒ where P is the polynomial. Thus πœ“(πœ‰) = π‘’βˆ’ πœ‰2 2 𝐻(πœ‰) (11) Using eq (11) in eq (10), we have Hermite equation 𝑑2𝐻 π‘‘πœ‰2 βˆ’ 2πœ‰ 𝑑𝐻 π‘‘πœ‰ + (πœ† βˆ’ 1)𝐻 = 0 (12) We assume a solution to eq (12) in the form of a finite polynomial 𝐻(πœ‰) = βˆ‘ π‘Žπ‘  𝑁 𝑠=0 πœ‰2𝑠; 𝑠 β‰₯ 0 (13) Using eq (13) in eq (12), we obtain a recursion formula to reproducing the shape of the energy profiles oscillating within the momentum quantized space 𝜎 𝑠+2= 2𝑠+1βˆ’πœ† (𝑠+2)(𝑠+1) π‘Žπ‘  , 𝑠β‰₯0 (14) For an upper cut off and the coefficients so that the polynomial equation (14) is not an infinite series, we have to insert a condition πœ† = 2𝑛𝑓 + 1, 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 ⟹ 1.2 ≀ πœ† ≀ 2.8 (15) With dimensionless eigen value, πœ† = 2𝐸 β„πœ” and measuring the variation of electron radius, .i.e., depth of the quantum well in units of ( ℏ πœ‡πœ” ) 1 2 where πœ”2 = π‘˜ πœ” , we can ascertain that 𝐸𝑛𝑓 = (𝑛𝑓 + 1 2 )β„πœ” = (𝑛𝑓 + 1 2 )β„πœˆ; ℏ = β„Ž 2πœ‹ , 𝑛 = 0 (16) American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) (2015) Volume 14, No 2, pp 265-272 269 Using eq (16) with the collection of even and odd cases, the physically acceptable solution of eq (10) corresponding to eigenvalues (eq(16)) are given by πœ“π‘›π‘“(πœ‰) = 𝑒 βˆ’ πœ‰2 2 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰); 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 (17) where the function 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰) are polynomials of order 𝑛𝑓 . Moreover, the polynomials 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰) satisfy the Hermite equation (eq(12)) with πœ† = 2𝑛𝑓 + 1, [eq(15)]. 𝑑2𝐻𝑛𝑓 π‘‘πœ‰2 βˆ’ 2πœ‰ 𝑑𝐻𝑛𝑓 π‘‘πœ‰ + 2𝑛𝐻𝑛𝑓 = 0, 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 (18) Where the function 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰) are Hermite polynomial. Their constant is traditionally chosen so that the highest power of πœ‰ appear with the coefficients of 2𝑛𝑓 in 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰). 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰) = 2 𝑛𝑓 ; 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 (19) Eq (19) is consist with the following definition of Hermite polynomials 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰) = (βˆ’1) π‘›π‘“π‘’πœ‰ 2 𝑑 𝑛𝑓 π‘‘πœ‰ 𝑛𝑓 π‘’βˆ’πœ‰ 2 (20) 𝐻𝑛𝑓(πœ‰) = 𝑒 πœ‰2 2 (πœ‰ βˆ’ 𝑑 π‘‘πœ‰ )π‘›π‘“π‘’βˆ’ πœ‰2 2 (21) Eq (20) and (21) show fractional exponents of 𝑑 π‘‘πœ‰ and (πœ‰ βˆ’ 𝑑 π‘‘πœ‰ ) and can be dealt either with Heaviside approximation or Lypanov exponents for attractors. The Lypanov exponents for equations (20) and (21) will preferably show the behavior of attracting the fractional quantum states in the momentum space with a string, .i.e., a quantum wire. We calculate the values of the Hermite polynomials from eqs (19), (20), and (21) as shown below 𝐻𝜊(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1 for 𝑛 = 0 and 𝐻1(β„Žπ‘ž) = 2 for 𝑛 = 1, πœ‰ ≑ β„Žπ‘ž now for 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 𝐻0.1(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.072, 𝐻0.2(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.149, 𝐻0.3(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.231, 𝐻0.4(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.319, 𝐻0.5(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.414, 𝐻0.6(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.516, 𝐻0.7(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.624, 𝐻0.8(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.741, 𝐻0.9(β„Žπ‘ž) = 1.8666. (22) The generating function is given by the following relations 𝐺(β„Žπ‘ž, 𝑠) = π‘’βˆ’π‘  2+2π‘ β„Žπ‘ž βˆ‘ 𝐻𝑛𝑓 (β„Žπ‘ž)𝑠𝑛 𝑛! ∞ 𝑛=0 (23) American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) (2015) Volume 14, No 2, pp 265-272 270 The above relation says that if the function π‘’βˆ’π‘  2+2π‘ β„Žπ‘ž is expanded in a power series in 𝑠, the coefficients of successive powers of 𝑠 are just 1 𝑛 ! times the Hermite polynomial, 𝐻𝑛𝑓 . By using eq (23) and 𝑛 = 0, we can prove that the Hermite polynomials satisfy the recursion relations by the following relations: 𝐻𝑛𝑓+1(β„Žπ‘ž) βˆ’ 2β„Žπ‘žπ»π‘›π‘“(β„Žπ‘ž) + 2π‘›π‘“π»π‘›π‘“βˆ’1(β„Žπ‘ž) = 0 𝑑𝐻𝑛𝑓 (β„Žπ‘ž) π‘‘β„Žπ‘ž = 2π‘›π‘“π»π‘›π‘“βˆ’1(β„Žπ‘ž) = 0 (24) Using eq (24) for each of the fractional discrete and distinct values of 𝐸𝑛𝑓 given by πœ†π‘“ = 2𝑛𝑓 + 1, 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 , there is only one physically acceptable solution for eigenfunctions having oscillatory behavior in fractionally quantized momentum space, .i.e., πœ“π‘›π‘“(β„Žπ‘ž) = 𝑁𝑛𝑓𝑒 βˆ’π›Ό2( β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž) (25) Considering the Hermite generating function and equate the coefficient of equal parts of 𝑠 and 𝑑, the normalized eigenfunctions are given by πœ“(π‘₯) = ( 𝛼 βˆšπœ‹2𝑛𝑛! ) 1 2 π‘’βˆ’π›Ό 2π‘₯2 2 𝐻𝑛(𝛼π‘₯) (26) For our case π‘₯ ≑ β„Žπ‘ž, 0.17 ≀ 𝛼 ≀ 1.53 where 𝛼 = π‘Žπœ‹ 2 ≑ πœ† as π‘Ž β‰  1. The rotation vector will show that the position of the fractional quantized momentum space for charge quantization on the varying surface of the electron in terms of radius. Put 𝑛! = 0! = 1, the exponent 𝑛 in terms of 𝑛𝑓 (fractional exponents) and the subscript 𝑛 in 𝐻 with 𝑛𝑓, where 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 in eq (26), we have πœ“π‘›π‘“(β„Žπ‘ž) = ( 0.17≀𝛼≀1.53 βˆšπœ‹2 𝑛𝑓 .1 ) 1 2 𝑒 βˆ’π›Ό2( β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž) (27) Using eq (22), .i.e., 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž) in eq (27) and putting 𝑛𝑓 = 0.1 (𝛼 = 0.17), 𝑛𝑓 = 0.2 (𝛼 = 0.34), …,𝑛𝑓 = 0.9 (𝛼 = 1.53). We can reproduce the distribution of the fractional quantized states for charges on the surface of the electron. In other words, we can either reproduce the shape of the fractional charge distribution which are beaded in a string on the surface of the electron or the shape of the garland with beads with fractional charge quantization. The garland with beads (fractional charge quantization with sub quanta) could be envisaged like a quanta wire. For FT representation of eigenfunctions, the eq (26), we put 𝛼 = πœ‹ 2 , 𝑛 = 0 and 1, we shall then have the asymptotic variation of πœ“π‘›(β„Žπ‘ž) with π‘₯ ≑ β„Žπ‘ž. With arbitrary values of π‘₯ starting from zero (depth of the quantum well of electron) to radius of an electron, π‘₯ = π‘Ÿπ‘’(10 βˆ’ 15πœ‡π‘š) and using eq (26) with 𝑛! = 0! = 1, 20.1≀𝑛𝑓≀0.9, 𝐻𝑛𝑓(𝛼π‘₯) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž) and 0.17 ≀ 𝛼 ≀ 1.53, we can reproduce the energy profile for each of the fractional states inside the quantum well. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) (2015) Volume 14, No 2, pp 265-272 271 At π‘₯ = π‘Ÿπ‘’ we have the brim of the quantum well. Each of the eigenfunctions for 0.1 ≀ 𝑛𝑓 ≀ 0.9 will show the whirling profile for energy whereas the fractional change quantization on the surface of an electron is a swirling phenomenon. On comparison of eq (7) and (27) with condition that 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž), we have 𝑒 βˆ’π›Ό2( β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 ≑ 1 we find 𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑓𝛼 = ( 𝛼 βˆšπœ‹2 𝑛𝑓 ) 1 2 π‘’βˆ’π›Ό 2 (28) Considering eq (27) with unitary operator 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž) ≑ π‘ˆπ‘œπ‘, π‘ˆπ»π‘›π‘“(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž)π‘ˆ 𝑇 = πΌπ‘œπ‘ With this unitary operator 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž) = 𝐻𝑛𝑓(π›Όβ„Žπ‘ž) ≑ πΌπ‘œπ‘ = 1 𝐻𝑛𝑓(β„Žπ‘ž) Converges to unity because a new space is configured for an electron quanta with twisting and twigging effects. Gaussian like function, .i.e., π‘’βˆ’ 𝛼2( β„Žπ‘ž √2 ) 2 ≑ π‘’βˆ’π›Ό 2 = 1 also converges to unity for a new configured space. The quanta of electron initially existed in the Wiener space, but with twisting and twigging a new space, .i.e., a Wigner space is configured. Wiener space is transformed in to a Wigner space which is a reciprocal space. The reciprocity is a manifestation of hyperbolic space which depends only on operators. 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