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...An
element gp of the Poincaré's group Gp is
defined by a set of parameters {pi}, whose
number is, by definition the dimension of the group . The matrix dg
(g=e) is built from the set {dpi}
. So that the precedent mapping corresponds to the anti action :
(242)
AA : {dpi}
--> {dpi'}
To introduce duality
and build the dual mapping, we assume the constancy of the scalar :
(243)

The dimension of the
Poincaré's group is 10, whence we have ten scalars { Ji
}, components of the moment Jp.
Jp
= { J1 , J2 , J3 , J4 , J5
, J6 , J7 , J8 , J9 , J10
}
We decide to split this
into two objects :
(244)
Jp= { M , P }
The first, M ,
is a (4,4) antisymmetrical matrix.
P is the four-vector
(4,1)
(245)

Then :
(246)
Jp=
{ M , P } = { M , p , E}
Write the scalar product
as :
(247)

Tr means trace. The constancy
of the scalar product gives
(248)

with :
(249)

(249b)

(249c)

but GG = 1
. Then :
(250)

(250b)

(251)

i.e :
(252)

(252b)

(252c)

(253)

This coadjoint action can be put into a matrix form :
The element of
the Poincaré's group is :
(254)

Its transposed is :
(255)

Consider the matrix :
(256)

write :
(257)

(258)

(259)

which will be identified
to the matrix :
(260)

Then Jp
is the momentum of the Poincaré's group, put into a matrix and the
coadjoint action is :
(261)

Exercice : check this
is an action.
The momentum-matrix
corresponds to :
(262)

The diagonal of an antisymmetrical
matrix M is made of zeros.
(263)

It depends on six parameters.
(264)
( lx , ly
, lz , fx , fy , fz )
Let us write the matrix
:
(265)

The last three components
( fx , fy , fz) form what Souriau calls the
passage vector f :
(266)

The first ( lx
, ly , lz) are the independant component of an antisymmetric
matrix (3,3), which Souriau calls the spin matrix.
(267)

whence:
(268)

The vector P i
the impulsion-energy four-vector :
(269)

Then the momentum of
the Poincaré's group can be explicited in its more general form :
(270)

It owns ten components
:
(271)
Jp
= { E , px ,py , pz , fx ,fy
, fz , fx ,fy , fz } = { E**, p , f , l** }

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