Published May 1992 | Version v1
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Yang-Mills theory and nonirreducible representations of the Lorentz group

  • 1. Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Univ. of Western Ontario, London (Canada)

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We start from an O(4) = SU(2) x SU(2) Yang-Mills theory and argue that the O(4) indices can, in fact, be space-time indices. The resulting theory is that of a tensor, Cμαβ = -Cμαβ, which is in a reducible representation of the Lorentz group. This is a special case of the extended Yang-Mills formalism of Gabrielli. Some special solutions of the classical field equations are found. (author)

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Journal Title
Canadian Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 298-300
ISSN
0008-4204

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