Simon, R. ; Mukunda, N. (1990) SO(n,1) Wigner rotation as an SL(2,R) problem Foundations of Physics Letters, 3 (5). pp. 425-434. ISSN 0894-9875
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Abstract
We show that the composition of not only two SO(3,1) boosts, but also that of two SO(n,1) boosts for anyn ≥ 2, is basically an SO(2,1) problem and hence can be analysed completely using SL(2,R) matrices. By computing the expression for the Thomas/Wigner angle directly using SL(2,R) matrices we show that this approach results in considerable economy of algebra.
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| Keywords: | Lorentz Groups; Wigner Rotation; Thomas Angle |
| ID Code: | 25383 |
| Deposited On: | 06 Dec 2010 13:28 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2011 04:35 |
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