Abstract:
The invariant spin operators $\hat M=H^{\mu\nu}\hat\Pi_{\mu\nu}/2$
and $\hat M^{'}=E^{\mu\nu}\hat S_{\mu}\hat P_{\nu}/m_0c$, where
$\hat\Pi_{\mu\nu}$ and $\hat S_{\mu}$ are spin operators,
$H^{\mu\nu}$ is the tensor of an external electromagnetic field,
and $E^{\mu\nu}$ is the tensor that is the dual of $H^{\mu\nu}$,
are considered. The spin invariants $\hat M$ and $\hat M^{'}$ in
the rest frame of the particle determine the spin projection onto
the direction of the magnetic field. It is shown that in the
Bargmann–Miehel–Telegdi approximation both spin invariants $\hat
M=\hat M^{'}$ are integrals of the motion in both the classical
and the quantum theory.