Poincar\'e Sphere and Decoherence Problems
Mathematical Physics
2012-10-15 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory
math.MP
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Henri Poincar\'e formulated the mathematics of the Lorentz transformations, known as the Poincar\'e group. He also formulated the Poincar\'e sphere for polarization optics. It is shown that these two mathematical instruments can be combined into one mathematical device which can address the internal space-time symmetries of elementary particles, decoherence problems in polarization optics, entropy problems, and Feynman's rest of the universe.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1203.4539,
title = {Poincar\'e Sphere and Decoherence Problems},
author = {Y. S. Kim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.4539},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
LaTex 21 pages with 2 figures, based on an invited talk presented at the Fedorov Memorial Symposium: International Conference "Spins and Photonic Beams at Interface," dedicated to the 100th anniversary of F.I.Fedorov (Minsk, Belarus, 2011); minor corrections; more references added