Published September 11, 1976 | Version v1
Journal article

General covariance is incompatible with the concept of elementary systems

Creators

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung der Lebensbedingungen der Wissenschaftlich-Technischen Welt, Starnberg (Germany, F.R.)

Description

The general coordinate transformations are associated with an infinite dimensional Lie algebra. It is shown that for a general class of representations there is no Casimir operator in this algebra. Therefore the general coordinate transformations do not allow elementary systems

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Lettere Al Nuovo Cimento Series 2
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
2
Series
Lett. Nuovo Cim.
Journal Page Range
59-62
ISSN
1827-613X

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
8335684
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CASIMIR OPERATORS; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATIONS; LIE GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; SYMMETRY GROUPS

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