Norm Invariance of Mass-Zero Equations under the Conformal Group
Leonard Gross
Abstract
Leonard Gross
Abstract
It is known that a suitable collection of solutions of the free-field Maxwell's equations is a Hilbert space with respect to an appropriate norm, and that the inhomogeneous Lorentz group acts on this Hilbert space in a unitary and irreducible manner. It is shown that this representation extends to a unitary representation of the conformal group of Minkowski space. Similar results are obtained for other mass-zero relativistic equations.
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It is known that a suitable collection of solutions of the free-field Maxwell's equations is a Hilbert space with respect to an appropriate norm, and that the inhomogeneous Lorentz group acts on this Hilbert space in a unitary and irreducible manner. It is shown that this representation extends to a unitary representation of the conformal group of Minkowski space. Similar results are obtained for other mass-zero relativistic equations.
Key concepts: Conformal group, Minkowski space, Representation theory of the Lorentz group, Lorentz group, Unitary representation, Mathematics, Conformal symmetry, Hilbert space