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| - | The picture below shows the weight diagrams of some important irreducible representations of the (double cover of the) Lorentz group (right) and, for comparison, some irreducible representations of $SU(2)$ (left). For a more detailed explanation of this picture see [[https://esackinger.wordpress.com/blog/lie-groups-and-their-representations/#lorentz_irreps|Fun with Symmetry]]. | + | The picture below shows the weight diagrams of some important irreducible representations of the (double cover of the) Lorentz group (right) and, for comparison, some irreducible representations of $SU(2)$ (left). For a more detailed explanation of this picture see [[https://esackinger.wordpress.com/appendices/#relativity|Fun with Symmetry]]. |
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| - | The following diagram illustrates the relationship between the groups of rotation $O(3)$ and $O(4)$, in 3D and 4D Euclidean space, respectively, and the Lorentz group $O(1,3)$. For a more detailed explanation of this diagram see [[https://esackinger.wordpress.com/blog/lie-groups-and-their-representations/#rotation_to_lorentz|Fun with Symmetry]]. | + | The following diagram illustrates the relationship between the groups of rotation $O(3)$ and $O(4)$, in 3D and 4D Euclidean space, respectively, and the Lorentz group $O(1,3)$. For a more detailed explanation of this diagram see [[https://esackinger.wordpress.com/appendices/#relativity|Fun with Symmetry]]. |
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