Infinite-momentum helicity states

1972
7 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 5 (1972) 1956-1962

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Abstract: (APS)
We discuss and generalize to arbitrary spin the kind of single-particle spin states which have appeared naturally in field theories in the infinite-momentum frame. These states transform simply under the Galilean symmetry group which is important in the infinite-momentum frame, rather than under the rotation group. We also find that the spinors U(P,λ) representing these states are very simple.
  • field theory
  • spin: helicity
  • helicity: spin
  • transformation
  • angular momentum
  • spinor
  • invariance: parity
  • parity: invariance
  • invariance: time reversal