Hamilton's theory of turns generalized to Sp(2,R)

Simon, R and Mukunda, N and Sudarshan, ECG (1989) Hamilton's theory of turns generalized to Sp(2,R). In: Physical Review Letters, 62 (12). pp. 1331-1334.

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Abstract

We present a generalization of Hamilton's geometric theory of turns, originally invented for SU(2), to the noncompact group Sp(2,R) relevant in a variety of physical applications.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physical Review Letters
Publisher:	American Physical Society
Additional Information:	The copyright of this article belongs to American Physical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Theoretical Studies (Ceased to exist at the end of 2003)
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2004
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/960

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