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nigelscott
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I am looking at the generators of the Lorentz group. The literature commonly refers to the generators as
Mij, Ji and Ki and defines:
Ji = (1/2)∈ijkMjk
I am confused about the factor of (1/2) in this equation as I thought that Mij is essentially the same as Ji
This also shows up in
Λ= exp((1/2)ΩρσMρσ) ≡ 1 + (1/2)ΩρσMρσ
see http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~fry/6607/lorentz.pdf
Mij, Ji and Ki and defines:
Ji = (1/2)∈ijkMjk
I am confused about the factor of (1/2) in this equation as I thought that Mij is essentially the same as Ji
This also shows up in
Λ= exp((1/2)ΩρσMρσ) ≡ 1 + (1/2)ΩρσMρσ
see http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~fry/6607/lorentz.pdf