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Photon spin as a rotation in gauge space

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)
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It is shown that the photon spin is associated with the rotational invariance in a two-dimensional space spanned by the two ''translation'' parameters of the E(2)-like little group of the Poincare group. Since the translation in the E(2)-like space is a gauge transformation, the photon spin can be associated with an orbitlike rotation with nonzero radius in the gauge space.
Research Organization:
Systems and Applied Sciences Corporation, Riverdale, Maryland 20840
OSTI ID:
5717338
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 25:2; ISSN PRVDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

645202* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical-- Electromagnetic Interactions & Properties
645400 -- High Energy Physics-- Field Theory
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
CASIMIR OPERATORS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
GAUGE INVARIANCE
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LIE GROUPS
LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
MOTION
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHOTONS
POINCARE GROUPS
ROTATION
SPACE-TIME
SPIN
SYMMETRY GROUPS
TRANSFORMATIONS