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Prog. Theor. Phys. Vol. 37 No. 6 (1967) pp. 1319-1329
A Quantum Theory of the Rigid Body in Terms of a Two-Component Spinor
Osamu Hara,
Tetsuo Gotō,
S. Y. Tsai and
Haruichi Yabuki
Department of Physics and Atomic Energy Research Institute, Nihon University, Tokyo
(Received February 1, 1967)
Abstract:
It is shown that the motion of the rigid body can be described very conveniently in terms of a two-component spinor. The advantage of this description over the usual one using the Euler angles is that in this description all expressions are written in a manifestly covariant form. Our discussion is mainly quantum mechanical and is restricted to the non-relativistic case.
URL :
http://ptp.ipap.jp/link?PTP/37/1319/
DOI : 10.1143/PTP.37.1319
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