Published August 1983 | Version v1
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Space-time symmetries and photon selection rules

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand

Description

The effects of time and space inversion, and also spatial rotation, on photons and their interaction with matter are discussed. Simple analyses are given for spinorial sign reversal effects and for various selection rules on the interaction with matter. Several rules require for their interpretation a judicious combination of arguments from spatial and temporal symmetry operations

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Am. J. Phys.
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
8
Series
Am. J. Phys.
Journal Page Range
750-755
ISSN
0002-9505

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
15008027
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
HAMILTONIANS; P INVARIANCE; PHOTON TRANSPORT; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; ROTATIONAL INVARIANCE; SELECTION RULES; SPACE-TIME; SPINORS; T INVARIANCE
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; QUANTUM OPERATORS; RADIATION TRANSPORT