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Hi. I am new to this discussion group, so forgive me if this is not the appropriate forum for this question. A friend of mine and I are going through the first volume of Weinberg's QFT trilogy. My question regards the first problem at the end of chapter two. I think I completely understand the procedure for computing a Lorentz transformed positive definite spin state, but I can't seem to compute the little group element corresponding to the Lorentz transformation given in this problem. The matrix multiplication is very lengthy and I really get caught up in the algebra. Is there an easier way to compute the little group matrix than his formula (W = L^(-1)(lambda*p)*Lambda*L(p))? I would like to hear from someone who has done this problem already and, if possible to see their solution. The little group for mass positive definite spin states is the 3-d rotation group and I know the rotation for this particular problem is about the x1 axis, but the algebra is ridiculous. I have spent a lot of time on this problem and would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.
Merius
Merius