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Lie Algebra as a Unifying Concept in Modern Physics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Edwin Ihrig
Edwin Ihrig*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Canada L8S 4K1
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Abstract

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Lie algebras, in the form of algebras of observables, play an essential role in the formulation of classical and quantum mechanics. We discuss whether lie groups play a similar role in general relativity through the holonomy group. We also explore what interrelations these ideas provide between classical physics, relativity and quantum physics.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , 01 December 1977 , pp. 429 - 441
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1977

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