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 See also, section 5.5 at page 79 in http://​www.math.columbia.edu/​~woit/​QM/​qmbook.pdf See also, section 5.5 at page 79 in http://​www.math.columbia.edu/​~woit/​QM/​qmbook.pdf
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 +**Graphical Summary**
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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]].
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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]].
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 <tabbox Why is it interesting?> ​ <tabbox Why is it interesting?> ​
  
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