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A solvable algebra for massless fermions

General Physics 2024-01-12 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We derive the stabiliser group of the four-vector, also known as Wigner's little group, in case of massless particle states, as the maximal solvable subgroup of the proper orthochronous Lorentz group of dimension four, known as the Borel subgroup. In the absence of mass, particle states are disentangled into left- and right-handed chiral states, governed by the maximal solvable subgroups sol2±{\rm sol}_2^\pm of order two. Induced Lorentz transformations are constructed and applied to general representations of particle states. Finally, in our conclusions it is argued how the spin-flip contribution might be closely related to the occurrence of nonphysical spin operators.

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@article{arxiv.2209.03262,
  title  = {A solvable algebra for massless fermions},
  author = {Stefan Groote and Rein Saar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.03262},
  year   = {2024}
}

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27 pages, no figures

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