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Invariant four-vectors underE(3, 1) and some of its subgroups

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Necessary and sufficient conditions ofinvariance on four-vectors under the Poincaré group E(3, 1) and its subgroups are exploited. As an example the Euclidean group in three dimensions and its subgroups are explicitly considered. Their invariant “potentials” are systematically derived.

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  1. Physique Théorique et Mathématique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique

    J. Beckers & V. Hussin

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Beckers, J., Hussin, V. Invariant four-vectors underE(3, 1) and some of its subgroups. Found Phys 11, 881–893 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00727105

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