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An elementaryU(2) theory of radiation fields with spinJ

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An elementary theory for a radiation field with any spinJ is presented. This is a natural extension of Maxwell's equations for the electromagnetic field. The idea is to use the generators for theU(2) group in a multidimensional representation. These generators are a linear combination of the ones for infinitesimal Lorentz transformations. The constants of the motion in this formalism are discussed. As an example, angular distributions of the Poynting vector are given.

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  1. Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, 49008, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    David W. Minaar, Ralph A. Mudgett & Michitoshi Soga

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  1. David W. Minaar
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Supported in part by grants from the Research Corporation and the Mitsubishi Fund.

Parts of this work were done in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the M.A. Degree at Western Michigan University.

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Minaar, D.W., Mudgett, R.A. & Soga, M. An elementaryU(2) theory of radiation fields with spinJ . Int J Theor Phys 16, 177–194 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808419

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