Physical states transform under covering groups to accommodate spinor representations.
Is it true that physical states transform under covering groups to accommodate spinor representations?
Yes. Physical states and transformation laws under symmetry groups require the use of covering groups to properly accommodate spinor representations, as demonstrated in mathematical physics.
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The retrieved literature, particularly mathematical physics studies on group representations like orthogonal and Lorentz groups, confirms that accommodating spinor representations necessitates passing to their covering groups (e.g., spin groups or universal covers).
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Qiao, Z. & Dick, R. (2019). Matrix logarithms and range of the exponential maps for the symmetry groups SL ( 2 , R ) , SL ( 2 , C ) , and the Lorentz group. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/ab31da
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Lohe, M. A. (1973). Spinor representations of the orthogonal groups. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1666278
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The retrieved literature, particularly mathematical physics studies on group representations like orthogonal and Lorentz groups, confirms that accommodating spinor representations necessitates passing to their covering groups (e.g., spin groups or universal covers).
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