Accioly, A. J. [UNESP]Mukai, H.2014-05-272014-05-271997-06-01Zeitschrift fur Physik C-Particles and Fields, v. 75, n. 1, p. 187-191, 1997.0170-9739http://hdl.handle.net/11449/65126It is shown that massive fermions have their helicity flipped on account of their interaction with an electromagnetic field described by Podolsky's generalized electrodynamics. Massless fermions, in turn, seem to be unaffected by the electromagnetic field as far as their helicity is concerned. © Springer-Verlag 1997.187-191engArtigo10.1007/s002880050461WOS:A1997XG12700022Acesso restrito2-s2.0-33750383280