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Special Relativity and Quantum Theory

A Collection of Papers on the Poincaré Group

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. M. E. Noz

    1. Department of Radiology, New York University, USA

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  2. Y. S. Kim

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, USA

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Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics (FTPH, volume 33)

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Perspective View of Quantum Space-Time Symmetries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Relativistic Invariance and Quantum Phenomena

      • Eugene P. Wigner
      Pages 3-16

    3. The Early Years of Relativity

      • P. A. M. Dirac
      Pages 17-28

  3. Representation of the Poincaré Group

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. On Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group

      • E. Wigner
      Pages 31-102

    3. Group Theoretical Discussion of Relativistic Wave Equations

      • V. Bargmann, E. P. Wigner
      Pages 103-117

    4. Unitary representations of the Lorentz group

      • P. A. M. Dirac
      Pages 118-129

    5. Feynman Rules for Any Spin

      • Steven Weinberg
      Pages 130-144

    6. Representations of the Poincaré group for relativistic extended hadrons

      • Y. S. Kim, Marilyn E. Noz, S. H. Oh
      Pages 145-148

    7. A simple method for illustrating the difference between the homogeneous and inhomogeneous Lorentz groups

      • Y. S. Kim, Marilyn E. Noz, S. H. Oh
      Pages 149-154

  4. The Time-Energy Uncertainty Relation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. The Quantum Theory of the Emission and Absorption of Radiation

      • P. A. M. Dirac
      Pages 157-179

    3. The Quantum Theory of Dispersion

      • P. A. M. Dirac
      Pages 180-198

    4. On the Time—Energy Uncertainty Relation

      • Eugene P. Wigner
      Pages 199-209

    5. Time-energy uncertainty relation and Lorentz covariance

      • P. E. Hussar, Y. S. Kim, Marilyn E. Noz
      Pages 210-215

  5. Covariant Picture of Quantum Bound States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. Forms of Relativistic Dynamics

      • P. A. M. Dirac
      Pages 219-226

    3. Quantum Theory of Non-Local Fields. Part I. Free Fields

      • Hideki Yukawa
      Pages 227-234

    4. Quantum Theory of Non-Local Fields. Part II. Irreducible Fields and their Interaction

      • Hideki Yukawa
      Pages 235-240
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About this book

Special relativity and quantum mechanics are likely to remain the two most important languages in physics for many years to come. The underlying language for both disciplines is group theory. Eugene P. Wigner's 1939 paper on the Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group laid the foundation for unifying the concepts and algorithms of quantum mechanics and special relativity. In view of the strong current interest in the space-time symmetries of elementary particles, it is safe to say that Wigner's 1939 paper was fifty years ahead of its time. This edited volume consists of Wigner's 1939 paper and the major papers on the Lorentz group published since 1939. . This volume is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in physics and mathematics, as well as mature physicists wishing to understand the more fundamental aspects of physics than are available from the fashion-oriented theoretical models which come and go. The original papers contained in this volume are useful as supplementary reading material for students in courses on group theory, relativistic quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, relativistic electrodynamics, general relativity, and elementary particle physics. This reprint collection is an extension of the textbook by the present editors entitled "Theory and Applications of the Poincare Group." Since this book is largely based on the articles contained herein, the present volume should be viewed as a reading for the previous work. continuation of and supplementary We would like to thank Professors J. Bjorken, R. Feynman, R. Hofstadter, J.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology, New York University, USA

    M. E. Noz

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, USA

    Y. S. Kim

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Special Relativity and Quantum Theory

  • Book Subtitle: A Collection of Papers on the PoincarĂ© Group

  • Editors: M. E. Noz, Y. S. Kim

  • Series Title: Fundamental Theories of Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3051-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2799-2Published: 30 November 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7872-6Published: 13 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3051-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-1222

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-6425

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 505

  • Topics: Group Theory and Generalizations, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Quantum Physics

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