New connection between spinors and geometry |
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Authors: | Bill Dalton |
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Affiliation: | (1) Ames Laboratory-USDOE, Iowa State University, 50011 Ames, Iowa;(2) Present address: Department of Physics, St Cloud State University, 56301 St Cloud, Minnesota |
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Abstract: | We study those nonlinear infinitesimal realizations ofSL(2,C) that leave invariant the quadratic function of the four-velocity components of a particle. These transformations are defined as maps of a larger manifold, which includes the four-velocity space, into itself in such a way that transformations of the depend upon other functions in the manifold. The requirement that remain invariant limits the types of other functions that can contribute in the transformation of the. However, among those allowed are the spinors and a three-dimensional space that transforms nonlinearly and recently associated with electric charge. We point out and explore two interesting aspects of these nonlinear realizations. First, they generally necessitate interactions since is not a covariant equation. Second, with superposition of solutions, exact measurement of the four-velocity or space-time position, is impossible. This and related features of nondeterministic measurement inherent to these realizations are discussed. |
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