PAULI ALGEBRA AND THE RESTRICTED LORENTZ GROUP.
Abstract
The structure of the Pauli algebra of 2 x 2 matrices is studied by a combination of standard algebraic techniques with those of complex quaternions. The presentation is self-contained and results in a calculus that is a connecting link between elementary vector calculus and spinor calculus. The formalism is applied to the parametrization of a homogeneous restricted Lorentz group. The structure of this group becomes more transparent in this treatment than in the usual tensoral method. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0672821
Entities
People
- Cynthia K. Whitney
- Laszlo Tisza
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology