Thomas rotation and the parametrization of the Lorentz transformation group

Two successive pure Lorentz transformations are equivalent to a pure Lorentz transformation preceded by a 3×3 space rotation, called a Thomas rotation. When applied to the gyration of the rotation axis of a spinning mass, Thomas rotation gives rise to the well-knownThomas precession. A 3×3 parametric, unimodular, orthogonal matrix that represents the Thomas rotation is presented and studied. This matrix representation enables the Lorentz transformation group to be parametrized by two physical observables: the (3-dimensional) relative velocity and orientation between inertial frames. The resulting parametrization of the Lorentz group, in turn, enables the composition of successive Lorentz transformations to be given by parameter composition. This composition is continuously deformed into a corresponding, well-known Galilean transformation composition by letting the speed of light approach infinity. Finally, as an application the Lorentz transformation with given orientation parameter is uniquely expressed in terms of an initial and a final time-like 4-vector.     

The coordinate transformations of the absolute space-time theory

In the light of our recently performed experiments, revealing the anisotropy of light velocity in any frame moving with respect to absolute space, we show that the Lorentz transformation, where the relativity of light velocity is given implicitly through the relativity of the time coordinates, must be treated from an absolute point of view if one seeks to preserve its adequacy to physical reality. Then we propose a new transformation (which is to be considered as a legitimate companion of the Lorentz transformation) wherein the relativity of light velocity is given explicitly and the time coordinates are absolute.     

Convolution of Lorentz Invariant Ultradistributions and Field Theory

A general definition of convolution between two arbitrary four-dimensional Lorentz invariant (fdLi) tempered ultradistributions is given, in both Minkowski and Euclidean space (spherically symmetric tempered Ultradistributions). The product of two arbitrary fdLi distributions of exponential type is defined via the convolution of its corresponding Fourier transforms. Several examples of convolution of two fdLi tempered ultadisrtibutions are given. In particular, we calculate exactly the convolution of two Feynman's massless prapagators. An expression for the Fourier transform of a Lorentz invariant tempered ultradistribution in terms of modified Bessel distributions is obtained in this work (generalization of Bochner's formula to Minkowski space). From the deduction of the convoltion formula, we obtain the generalization to the Minkowski space, of the dimensional regularization of the perturbation theory of Green functions in the Euclidean configuration space given in Erdelyi (Higher Transcendental Functions, 1953). As an example we evaluate the convolution of two n-dimensional complex-mass Wheeler propagators.     

Some phenomenological consequences of the time-ordered perturbation theory of QED on non-commutative spacetime

A framework was recently proposed for doing perturbation theory on non-commutative (NC) spacetime. It preserves the unitarity of the S matrix and differs from the naive, popular approach already at the lowest order in perturbation when time does not commute with space. In this work, we investigate its phenomenological implications at linear colliders, especially the TESLA at DESY, through the processes of . We find that some NC effects computed previously are now modified and that there are new processes which now exhibit NC effects. Indeed, the first two processes get corrected at tree level as opposed to the null result in the naive approach, while the third one coincides with the naive result only in the low energy limit. The impact of the earth's rotation is incorporated. The NC signals are generally significant when the NC scale is comparable to the collider energy. If this is not the case, the non-trivial azimuthal angle distribution and day-night asymmetry of events due to Lorentz violation and the earth's rotation will be useful in identifying signals. We also comment briefly on the high energy behavior of the cross section that grows linearly in the center of mass energy squared and argue that it does not necessarily contradict some statements, e.g., the Froissart-Martin bound, achieved in ordinary theory. Received: 29 November 2002 / Revised version: 11 March 2003 / Published online: 5 May 2003 RID="a" ID="a" e-mail: liaoy@itp.uni-leipzig.de RID="b" ID="b" e-mail: dehne@itp.uni-leipzig.de     

Solution of the Dirac equation by separation of variables in spherical coordinates for a large class of non-central electromagnetic potentials

A systematic and intuitive approach for the separation of variables of the three-dimensional Dirac equation in spherical coordinates is presented. Using this approach, we consider coupling of the Dirac spinor to electromagnetic four-vector potential that satisfies the Lorentz gauge. The space components of the potential have angular (non-central) dependence such that the Dirac equation becomes separable in all coordinates. We obtain exact solutions for a class of three-parameter static electromagnetic potential whose time component is the Coulomb potential. The relativistic energy spectrum and corresponding spinor wave functions are obtained. The Aharonov–Bohm and magnetic monopole potentials are included in these solutions.     

Lorentz Transformation from Symmetry of Reference Principle

The Lorentz Transformation is traditionally derived requiring the Principle of Relativity and light-speed universality. While the latter can be relaxed, the Principle of Relativity is seen as core to the transformation. The present letter relaxes both statements to the weaker, Symmetry of Reference Principle. Thus the resulting Lorentz transformation and its consequences (time dilatation, length contraction) are, in turn, effects of how we manage space and time.     

An interaction interpretation of special relativity theory. Part I

In the established space-time coordinate-transformation (STCT) interpretation of special relativity theory, relativistic changes are consequent upon the Lorentz transformation of coordinate clocks and rods between relatively moving systems. In the proposed alternative interpretation, relativistic changes occur only in association with physical interactions, and are direct alterations in the variables of the observed system. Since space-time and momentum-energy are conjugate four-vectors, transformation of a space or time variable of a system is to be expected only if there is a concomitant transformation of the corresponding momentum or energy variable. The Lorentz invariance of the scalar entropy functionS supports the interaction interpretation; timet=f(S) of a macroscopic, entropy clock should give a Lorentz-invariant time measure, and an illustrative entropy clock is discussed. Noninteracting physical processes may be called Clausius processes, in contrast to Lorentz processes for which there is interaction and associated Lorentz transformation. Changes of energy and frequency, withE=hv, are instances of the parallel relativistic transformations. Likewise, the variation with velocity in decay time of mesons follows directly from the relativistic energy transformation of decay products; this relationship is shown for muons by a simple calculation with -decay theory.     

Nondegenerate superintegrable systems in <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-dimensional Euclidean spaces

We analyze the concept of a nondegenerate superintegrable system in n-dimensional Euclidean space. Attached to this idea is the notion that every such system affords a separation of variables in one of the various types of generic elliptical coordinates that are possible in complex Euclidean space. An analysis of how these coordinates are arrived at in terms of their expression in terms of Cartesian coordinates is presented in detail. The use of well-defined limiting processes illustrates just how all these systems can be obtained from the most general nondegenerate superintegrable system in n-dimensional Euclidean space. Two examples help with the understanding of how the general results are obtained. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Born’s Reciprocal Gravity in Curved Phase-Spaces and the Cosmological Constant

The main features of how to build a Born’s Reciprocal Gravitational theory in curved phase-spaces are developed. By recurring to the nonlinear connection formalism of Finsler geometry a generalized gravitational action in the 8D cotangent space (curved phase space) can be constructed involving sums of 5 distinct types of torsion squared terms and 2 distinct curvature scalars which are associated with the curvature in the horizontal and vertical spaces, respectively. A Kaluza-Klein-like approach to the construction of the curvature of the 8D cotangent space and based on the (torsionless) Levi-Civita connection is provided that yields the observed value of the cosmological constant and the Brans-Dicke-Jordan Gravity action in 4D as two special cases. It is found that the geometry of the momentum space can be linked to the observed value of the cosmological constant when the curvature in space is very large, namely the small size of P is of the order of . Finally we develop a Born’s reciprocal complex gravitational theory as a local gauge theory in 8D of the Quaplectic group that is given by the semi-direct product of U(1,3) with the (noncommutative) Weyl-Heisenberg group involving four coordinates and momenta. The metric is complex with symmetric real components and antisymmetric imaginary ones. An action in 8D involving 2 curvature scalars and torsion squared terms is presented.     

Rotational frames and Euclidean connection

The time-dependent rotational transformation, which is a special case of the time-dependent linear transformation of coordinates in Newtonian mechanics, is considered rigorously from the point of view of infinitesimal transformation. By this approach the standard techniques in differential geometry can be naturally introduced to classical dynamics. The relation between rotational reference frames and E. Cartan's Euclidean connection is obtained. It is suggested that the extension of the present theory to the (time-dependent) general linear transformation is possible by using the bundleL(M) of linear frames over a manifoldM.     

Clifford代数中的双曲相位变换群及其在四维相对论时空中的应用

将Clifford代数所定义的双曲复空间R_H和作用在双曲复空间R_H上的双曲相位变换群U₄(H)赋予了明确的物理意义. 双曲复空间R_H同构于四维Minkowski时空，而其上的双曲相位变换群U₄(H)就是四维相对论时空中的洛仑兹(Lorentz)变换群. 进一步，利用U₄(H)群的复合变换性质，自然导出了四维Minkowski时空中Lorentz变换和速度变换的一般表达式. 由此，将狭义相对论中的特殊Lorentz变换作为特例包含其中. 关键词： 双曲复数 双曲相位变换 Minkowski时空 Clifford代数     

The application of special relativity to the right-angled lever

The Lorentz transformation relates the Einstein-defined measures, associated with two inertial frames, of the space and time coordinates of a body or event. From such information relative velocities and accelerations may be deduced, and their appropriate transformations derived. All other transformations of special relativity are derived from the Lorentz transformation and hence depend on the coordinate measures related by the transformation. In particular, the transformation of forces depends on that for accelerations; hence it may not be appropriately applicable to equilibrium phenomena involving null-acceleration. It is suggested that this is the root of the apparent paradox which arises when the conventional force transformation is applied to the consideration of a right-angled lever in equilibrium in its proper inertial frame. It is shown that this paradox is resolved by the employment of a nonconventional but appropriate special relativistic transformation for forces not associated with corresponding accelerations.     

Vectorial Form of the Successive Lorentz Transformations. Application: Thomas Rotation

A complete treatment of the Thomas rotation involves algebraic manipulations of overwhelming complexity. In this paper, we show that a choice of convenient vectorial forms for the relativistic addition law of velocities and the successive Lorentz transformations allows us to obtain straightforwardly the Thomas rotation angle by three new methods: (a) direct computation as the angle between the composite vectors of the non-collinear velocities, (b) vectorial approach, and (c) matrix approach. The new expression of the Thomas rotation angle permits us to simply obtain the Thomas precession. Original diagrams are given for the first time.     

Structure of the three-dimensional quantum euclidean space

As an example of a noncommutative space we discuss the quantum 3-dimensional Euclidean space together with its symmetry structure in great detail. The algebraic structure and the representation theory are clarified and discrete spectra for the coordinates are found. The q-deformed Legendre functions play a special role. A completeness relation is derived for these functions. Received: 13 April 2000 / Published online: 18 May 2000     

Consequences of the Noncompactness of the Lorentz group

The following four statements for indefinitemetrics of Lorentz signature do not possess an analogousstatement in the definite Euclidean signature case: (1)All curvature invariants of a gravitational wave vanish, in spite of the fact that itrepresents a nonflat spacetime. (2) The eigennullframecomponents of the curvature tensor (the Cartanscalars) do not represent curvaturescalars. (3) The Euclidean topology in the Minkowskispacetime doesnot possessa basis composedofLorentzinvariant neighborhoods. (4) There are pointsin the de Sitter spacetime which cannot be joined toeach other by any geodesic. We show that these fourstatements all follow from the noncompactness of theLorentz group. We conclude that the popular (and oftenuseful) imaginary-coordinate rotation from Euclidean to Lorentzian signature (called Wick rotation) isnot an isomorphism.     

Convolution of Ultradistributions,Field Theory,Lorentz Invariance and Resonances

In this work, a general definition of convolution between two arbitrary Ultradistributions of Exponential type (UET) is given. The product of two arbitrary UET is defined via the convolution of its corresponding Fourier Transforms. Some examples of convolution of two UET are given. Expressions for the Fourier Transform of spherically symmetric (in Euclidean space) and Lorentz invariant (in Minkowskian space) UET in term of modified Bessel distributions are obtained (Generalization of Bochner’s theorem). The generalization to UET of dimensional regularization in configuration space is obtained in both, Euclidean and Minkowskian spaces As an application of our formalism, we give a solution to the question of normalization of resonances in Quantum Mechanics. General formulae for convolution of even, spherically symmetric and Lorentz invariant UET are obtained and several examples of application are given. This work was partially supported by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas and Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Pcia. de Buenos Aires; Argentina.     

New realizations of Lie algebra kappa-deformed Euclidean space

We study Lie algebra κ-deformed Euclidean space with undeformed rotation algebra SO_a(n) and commuting vectorlike derivatives. Infinitely many realizations in terms of commuting coordinates are constructed and a corresponding star product is found for each of them. The κ-deformed noncommutative space of the Lie algebra type with undeformed Poincaré algebra and with the corresponding deformed coalgebra is constructed in a unified way.     

Momentum and Hamiltonian operators in generalized coordinates

The self-adjointness of momentum operators in generalized coordinates, questioned by Domingos and Caldeira is shown. The momentum operators of a particle and the kinetic part of its Hamiltonian operator constructed from them are characterized as self-adjoint operators and geometrical objects in coordinate-free form. Local coordinates of ann-dimensional Riemannian manifold are taken as the generalized coordinates of the particle. As an example the curvilinear coordinates of Euclidean space are treated. The coefficients of connection and curvature are given on the manifold for which the assumed momentum operators exist. It is found that if our momentum operators form a complete set of mutually commuting observables, the manifold is locally Euclidean, i.e., there exists a local coordinate system such that we obtain the usual Schrödinger correspondence rule.