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Bicovariant Calculus on Twisted ISO(N), Quantum Poincare' Group and Quantum Minkowski Space

q-alg 2009-10-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Algebra

Abstract

A bicovariant calculus on the twisted inhomogeneous multiparametric qq-groups of the Bn,Cn,DnB_n,C_n,D_n type, and on the corresponding quantum planes, is found by means of a projection from the bicovariant calculus on Bn+1B_{n+1}, Cn+1C_{n+1}, Dn+1D_{n+1}. In particular we obtain the bicovariant calculus on a dilatation-free qq-Poincar\'e group ISOq(3,1)ISO_q (3,1), and on the corresponding quantum Minkowski space. The classical limit of the Bn,Cn,DnB_n,C_n,D_n bicovariant calculus is discussed in detail.

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@article{arxiv.q-alg/9601006,
  title  = {Bicovariant Calculus on Twisted ISO(N), Quantum Poincare' Group and Quantum Minkowski Space},
  author = {Paolo Aschieri and Leonardo Castellani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-alg/9601006},
  year   = {2009}
}

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35 pages, latex, no figures