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maverick280857
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Hi,
What is the origin of the following commutation relation in Lorentz Algebra:
[tex][J^{\mu\nu}, J^{\alpha\beta}] = i(g^{\nu\alpha}J^{\mu\beta}-g^{\mu\alpha}J^{\nu\beta}-g^{\nu\beta}J^{\mu\alpha}+g^{\mu\beta}J^{\nu\alpha})[/tex]
This looks a whole lot similar to the commutation algebra of angular momentum in O(4). But how does the Metric Tensor enter here? I encountered this while studying about boosts in the context of the Dirac Equation.
Thanks.
What is the origin of the following commutation relation in Lorentz Algebra:
[tex][J^{\mu\nu}, J^{\alpha\beta}] = i(g^{\nu\alpha}J^{\mu\beta}-g^{\mu\alpha}J^{\nu\beta}-g^{\nu\beta}J^{\mu\alpha}+g^{\mu\beta}J^{\nu\alpha})[/tex]
This looks a whole lot similar to the commutation algebra of angular momentum in O(4). But how does the Metric Tensor enter here? I encountered this while studying about boosts in the context of the Dirac Equation.
Thanks.