Published September 15, 2008
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Journal article
Note on quantum Minkowski space
Creators
- 1. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, Universite de Tlemcen, Tlemcen (Algeria)
- 2. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, Universite d'Oran Es-senia, 31100 Oran (Algeria)
Description
In this work, some interesting details about quantum Minkowski space and quantum Lorentz group structures are revealed. The task is accomplished by generalizing an approach adopted in a previous work where quantum rotation group and quantum Euclidean space structures have been investigated. The generalized method is based on a mapping relating the q-spinors (precisely the tensor product of dotted and undotted fondamental q-spinors) to Minkowski q-vectors. As a result of this mapping, the quantum analog of Minkowski space is constructed (with a definite metric). Also, the matrix representation of the quantum Lorentz group is determined together with its corresponding q-deformed orthogonality relation.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 78
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 064068-064068.5
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41004742
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EUCLIDEAN SPACE; LORENTZ GROUPS; MINKOWSKI SPACE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ROTATION; SPINORS
- Descriptors DEC
- LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; MOTION; POINCARE GROUPS; RIEMANN SPACE; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS
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- Notes
- (c) 2008 The American Physical Society