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New connection between spinors and geometry
Authors:Bill Dalton
Institution:(1) Ames Laboratory-USDOE, Iowa State University, 50011 Ames, Iowa;(2) Present address: Department of Physics, St Cloud State University, 56301 St Cloud, Minnesota
Abstract:We study those nonlinear infinitesimal realizations ofSL(2,C) that leave invariant the quadratic function 
$$\dot x_\mu  \dot x_\mu  $$
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 
$$\dot x_\mu  $$
depend upon other functions in the manifold. The requirement that 
$$\dot x_\mu  \dot x_\mu  $$
remain invariant limits the types of other functions that can contribute in the transformation of the 
$$\dot x_\mu  $$
. 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 
$$\ddot x_\mu   = 0$$
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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