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Group Representation in a Continuous Basis: An Example
Author(s) -
C. Itzykson
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of mathematical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.708
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1089-7658
pISSN - 0022-2488
DOI - 10.1063/1.1664941
Subject(s) - unitary state , unitary representation , group (periodic table) , induced representation , irreducible representation , mathematics , representation (politics) , representation theory of su , group representation , algebra over a field , representation theory of finite groups , restricted representation , series (stratigraphy) , basis (linear algebra) , pure mathematics , group theory , fundamental representation , lie group , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , paleontology , lie algebra , politics , political science , law , biology , weight
Given an irreducible unitary representation of a noncompact group, what happens if one tries to diagonalize one of the noncompact generators? We study some aspects of this question on an example, chosen to be a representation of the discrete series with j = −½ of the special real linear group in two dimensions.

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