Factorizations for 3-rotations and polarization of the light in Mueller-Stokes an Jones formalisms
Mathematical Physics
2008-08-07 v1 math.MP
Abstract
Formulas describing all 2-element and 3-element factorizations of arbitrary element of the groups SU(2) and SO(3,R) are derived. Six 2-element factorizations, , provide all possible way to define Euler type angles; and six 3-element ones, provide all possible ways to parameterize the unitary and orthogonal groups by three elementary angles. In thecontext the light polarization formalism of Stokes-Mueller vectors and Jones spinors, relations produced give a base to resolve arbitrary pure polarization rotators into all possible sets of elementary rotators of two or three constituents.
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@article{arxiv.0808.0852,
title = {Factorizations for 3-rotations and polarization of the light in Mueller-Stokes an Jones formalisms},
author = {V. M. Red'kov and N. G. Tokarevskaya},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.0852},
year = {2008}
}
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24 pages, Proc. of XV Annual Seminar NPCS - 2008, May 22-25, 2008, Minsk, Belarus