Physics of the Lorentz Group by Sibel Baskal

Physics of the Lorentz Group by Sibel Baskal

This book explains the Lorentz mathematical group in a language familiar to physicists. While the three-dimensional rotation group is one of the standard mathematical tools in physics, the Lorentz group of the four-dimensional Minkowski space is still very strange to most present-day physicists. It plays an essential role in understanding particles moving at close to light speed and is becoming the essential language for quantum optics, classical optics, and information science. The book is based on papers and books published by the authors on the representations of the Lorentz group based on harmonic oscillators and their applications to high-energy physics and to Wigner functions applicable to quantum optics. It also covers the two-by-two representations of the Lorentz group applicable to ray optics, including cavity, multilayer and lens optics, as well as representations of the Lorentz group applicable to Stokes parameters and the Poincare sphere on polarization optics.

Noz, Marilyn E.: - Marilyn E Noz is Professor Emerita in the Department of Radiology at NYU School of Medicine. Over the last more than 40 years, she has collaborated with Professor Kim on relativistic quantum mechanics using two-by-two matrices, harmonics oscillators, and the Lorentz group. She has contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles in elementary particle physics and optics. She has written three books with Professor Kim and two books with Professors Kim and Başkal. She continues to do research in elementary particle physics and quantum optics.

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ISBN 13	9781681741901
ISBN 10	1681741903
Title	Physics of the Lorentz Group
Author	Sibel Baskal
Series	Iop Concise Physics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Year published	2015-11-01
Number of pages	140
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