Semigroup representations of the Poincaré group and relativistic Gamow vectors.

Abstract: Gamow vectors are generalized eigenvectors (kets) of self-adjoint Hamiltonians with complex eigenvalues

(E_{R} m p i G a m m a / 2)

describing quasistable states. In the relativistic domain this leads to Poincar'e semigroup representations which are characterized by spin

j

and by complex invariant mass square

m a t h s f s = {m a t h s f s}_{R} = (M_{R} - f r a c i 2 G a m m a_{R})^{2}

. Relativistic Gamow kets have all the properties required to describe relativistic resonances and quasistable particles with resonance mass

M_{R}

and lifetime

h b a r / G a m m a_{R}

.

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