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 **Graphical Summary** **Graphical Summary**
  
-The picture below shows the weight diagrams of some important representations of the (double cover of the) Lorentz group (right) and, for comparison, some representations of $SU(2)$ (left). For a more detailed explanation of this picture see [[https://​esackinger.wordpress.com/​|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/​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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