Considerations Concerning the Little Group
I very briefly review both the historical and constructive approaches to relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory, including remarks on the possibility of a non-vanishing photon mass, as well as a foolhardy speculation regarding dark matter.
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| spelling | doaj.art-42c8c6f3d4eb40f5b4a54cfad19d28af2023-11-19T13:17:44ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972023-09-019942010.3390/universe9090420Considerations Concerning the Little GroupJens Erler0PRISMA<sup>+</sup> Cluster of Excellence & Institute for Nuclear Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55099 Mainz, GermanyI very briefly review both the historical and constructive approaches to relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory, including remarks on the possibility of a non-vanishing photon mass, as well as a foolhardy speculation regarding dark matter.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/9/9/420quantum fieldscontinuous spin representationsphoton massdark matter |
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