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The finite-dimensional representations of the Lorentz group are classified by pairs of half-integers

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Is it true that the finite-dimensional representations of the Lorentz group are classified by pairs of half-integers?

Yes. The finite-dimensional representations of the Lorentz group are classified by pairs of half-integers (or integers and half-integers corresponding to (m, n) spin configurations).

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Standard representation theory of the Lorentz group (or its cover $SL(2, oackslash mathbb{C})$) shows that finite-dimensional irreducible representations are labeled by pairs of non-negative integers or half-integers $(j_1, j_2)$. Papers [0] and [6] explicitly discuss these finite-dimensional representations and their relation to integer and half-integer spins/helicities. Thus the claim is well-supported by fundamental physics and matching literature.

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2001
The paper discusses representations of relativistic wave equations giving a universal description of states with integer and half-integer helicity.
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Klishevich, S. M., Plyushchay, M., & Traubenberg, M. R. (2001). Fractional helicity, Lorentz symmetry breaking, compactification and anyons. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00442-4

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1980
The paper explicitly discusses the finite-dimensional irreducible representations of the Lorentz group.
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Kim, S. K. (1980). The theory of spinors via involutions and its application to the representations of the Lorentz group. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.524579

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