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On particle-like representations of the complete homogeneous Lorentz group

J. A. de Wet

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In two previous papers (1, 2) representations of the unitary groups U4, U2 were found which described some of the properties of nucleons and electrons. In particular, the many electron wave functions were constructed from the irreducible representations of U2 restricted to the proper orthochronous Lorentz group Lp. In this paper the irreducible representations of U4 found in (1) will be shown to be also irreducible representations of the complete homogeneous Lorentz group L0 and the techniques of matrix contraction employed in (2) will be used to find the precise form of the matrices of the infinitesimal ring.

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In two previous papers (1, 2) representations of the unitary groups U4, U2 were found which described some of the properties of nucleons and electrons. In particular, the many electron wave functions were constructed from the irreducible representations of U2 restricted to the proper orthochronous Lorentz group Lp. In this paper the irreducible representations of U4 found in (1) will be shown to be also irreducible representations of the complete homogeneous Lorentz group L0 and the techniques of matrix contraction employed in (2) will be used to find the precise form of the matrices of the infinitesimal ring.

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In two previous papers (1, 2) representations of the unitary groups U4, U2 were found which described some of the properties of nucleons and electrons. In particular, the many electron wave functions were constructed from the irreducible representations of U2 restricted to the proper orthochronous Lorentz group Lp. In this paper the irreducible representations of U4 found in (1) will be shown to be also irreducible representations of the complete homogeneous Lorentz group L0 and the techniques of matrix contraction employed in (2) will be used to find the precise form of the matrices of the infinitesimal ring.

Key concepts: Lorentz group, Irreducible representation, Representation theory of the Lorentz group, Lorentz transformation, Unitary state, Group (periodic table), Infinitesimal, Pure mathematics

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