A compact formula for rotations as spin matrix polynomials

DOI10.3842/SIGMA.2014.084zbMATH Open1328.81124arXiv1402.3541WikidataQ29012506 ScholiaQ29012506MaRDI QIDQ401280FDOQ401280

Thomas Curtright, David B. Fairlie, Cosmas K. Zachos

Publication date: 26 August 2014

Published in: SIGMA. Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Group elements of SU(2) are expressed in closed form as finite polynomials of the Lie algebra generators, for all definite spin representations of the rotation group. The simple explicit result exhibits connections between group theory, combinatorics, and Fourier analysis, especially in the large spin limit. Salient intuitive features of the formula are illustrated and discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.3541

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zbMATH Keywords

matrix exponentialsspin matrices

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Matrix exponential and similar functions of matrices (15A16) Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations (22E70) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Algebraic systems of matrices (15A30)

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