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Unitary Irreducible Representations of SU(2, 2). III. Reduction with Respect to an Iso-Poincaré Subgroup

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1665595· OSTI ID:4101369
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  1. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

The unitary irreducible representations of SU(2, 2), the covering group of the conformal group, are reduced with respect to an iso-Poincaré subgroup E(3, 1). Explicit representations of the 15 generators of SU(2, 2) in terms of differential operators in the function space of |η,ξ,ε;s,t,m$$\rangle$$, |ω,ξ,ε;r,t,m$$\rangle$$, and |ξ,ε;t,m$$\rangle$$, the basis vectors for "timelike,'' "spacelike,'' and "lightlike'' UIR's of E(3, 1), respectively, are given. The matrix elements between a basis vector in the maximal compact subgroup SU(2) × SU(2) × U(1) and a basis vector in E(3, 1) are calculated for all 14 different classes of UIR's of SU(2, 2). He we find that two classes are reducible with respect to "lightlike'' representations, two classes are reducible with respect to "timelike'' representations, eight classes are reducible with respect to ``spacelike'' representations, and two classes contain both "timelike'' and "spacelike'' representations of E(3, 1).

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
NSA Number:
NSA-24-045555
OSTI ID:
4101369
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 4007967
Report Number(s):
NYO--3829-52
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Mathematical Physics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 12; ISSN 0022-2488
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

Unitary Irreducible Representations of SU(2, 2). II journal October 1968
Matrices of Finite Lorentz Transformations in a Noncompact Basis. I. Discrete Series of O(2, 1) journal November 1969
Unitary Representations of the Poincaré Group Contained in a Class of Representations of the Conformal Group journal April 1969
Unitary Irreducible Representations of SU(2, 2). I journal October 1967
Irreducible Unitary Representations of the Lorentz Group journal July 1947

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