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The unitary representations of the Euclidean and Poincaré groups are analysed, using viewpoints suggested by the method of sections, as applied to the monopole problem, and by the method of induced representations.
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Dutta, B., Mukunda, N. Group representations and the method of sections. Pramana - J Phys 29, 437–453 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845784
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