Clifford Algebras and their Applications in Mathematical Physics: Volume 1: Algebra And Physics (Progress In Mathematical Physics)

Rafal Ablamowicz

ISBN 10: 1461271169 / ISBN 13: 9781461271161

Published by Birkh�user 2000-06-15, 2000

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• Title: Clifford Algebras and their Applications in Mathematical Physics: Volume 1: Algebra And Physics (Progress In Mathematical Physics)
• Publisher: Birkh�user 2000-06-15
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461271169
• ISBN 13: 9781461271161
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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The plausible relativistic physical variables describing a spinning, charged and massive particle are, besides the charge itself, its Minkowski (four) po­ sition X, its relativistic linear (four) momentum P and also its so-called Lorentz (four) angular momentum E # 0, the latter forming four trans­ lation invariant part of its total angular (four) momentum M. Expressing these variables in terms of Poincare covariant real valued functions defined on an extended relativistic phase space [2, 7J means that the mutual Pois­ son bracket relations among the total angular momentum functions Mab and the linear momentum functions pa have to represent the commutation relations of the Poincare algebra. On any such an extended relativistic phase space, as shown by Zakrzewski [2, 7], the (natural?) Poisson bracket relations (1. 1) imply that for the splitting of the total angular momentum into its orbital and its spin part (1. 2) one necessarily obtains (1. 3) On the other hand it is always possible to shift (translate) the commuting (see (1. 1)) four position xa by a four vector ~Xa (1. 4) so that the total angular four momentum splits instead into a new orbital and a new (Pauli-Lubanski) spin part (1. 5) in such a way that (1. 6) However, as proved by Zakrzewski [2, 7J, the so-defined new shifted four a position functions X must fulfill the following Poisson bracket relations: (1.