Spectral Properties of the Fractional Pauli Operator on a Bounded Domain

نویسندگان

1 Azerbaijan University, Baku, Azerbaijan

2 Institute for Physical Problems, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan

doi
10.30473/coam.2026.76342.1354
چکیده

 This paper introduces and analyzes, for the first time, the \emph{fractional Pauli operator}, a non-local generalization of the fundamental quantum mechanical operator describing spin-1/2 particles in magnetic fields. The operator is defined through the spectral theory of the magnetic fractional Laplacian $(H_{\vecA})^s$, with s ∈ (0,1), and acts on spinor-valued wavefunctions. We formulate the associated eigenvalue problem on a bounded domain Ω ⊂ ℝ^2 subject to exterior Dirichlet conditions. The intrinsic non-locality of the model is addressed via a variational formulation in suitable magnetic fractional Sobolev spaces. Under appropriate assumptions on the vector potential $\vecA$ and the magnetic field B, we establish the existence of a discrete spectrum. For a constant magnetic field on \R^2, we derive explicit eigenvalues exhibiting a nonlinear B_0^s scaling of the Landau levels. In addition, a finite element–based numerical scheme is developed to compute the spectrum on a disk, illustrating the combined effects of spatial confinement and non-locality. The physical implications of fractional kinetic effects on Landau quantization and spin-dependent phenomena are discussed, highlighting the relevance of the fractional Pauli operator for modeling anomalous transport in bounded quantum systems.