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The exponential map for the unitary group SU(2,2)

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v2 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

In this article we extend our previous results for the orthogonal group, SO(2,4)SO(2,4), to its homomorphic group SU(2,2)SU(2,2). Here we present a closed, finite formula for the exponential of a 4×44\times 4 traceless matrix, which can be viewed as the generator (Lie algebra elements) of the SL(4,C)SL(4,C) group. We apply this result to the SU(2,2)SU(2,2) group, which Lie algebra can be represented by the Dirac matrices, and discuss how the exponential map for SU(2,2)SU(2,2) can be written by means of the Dirac matrices.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9408145,
  title  = {The exponential map for the unitary group SU(2,2)},
  author = {A. O. Barut and J. R. Zeni and A. J. Laufer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9408145},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages

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