Some additions on cosmology
Signed-off-by: Riccardo Finotello <riccardo.finotello@gmail.com>
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@@ -3,53 +3,53 @@ In this appendix we explain the conventions used for \SU{2} and show the details
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\subsection{Conventions}
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We parameterise \SU{2} matrices $U$ with a vector $\vb{n} \in \R^3$ such that:
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We parameterise \SU{2} matrices $U$ with a vector $\vec{n} \in \R^3$ such that:
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\begin{equation}
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U(\vb{n})
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U(\vec{n})
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=
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\cos(2 \pi n)\, \1_2
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+
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i\, \frac{\vb{n} \cdot \vb{\sigma}}{n}\, \sin(2 \pi n),
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i\, \frac{\vec{n} \cdot \vec{\sigma}}{n}\, \sin(2 \pi n),
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\label{eq:su2parametrisation}
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\end{equation}
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where $n = \norm{\vb{n}}$ and $0 \le n \le \frac{1}{2}$.
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We also identify all $\vb{n}$ when $n=\frac{1}{2}$ since in this case $U(\vb{n})= -\1_2$.
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where $n = \norm{\vec{n}}$ and $0 \le n \le \frac{1}{2}$.
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We also identify all $\vec{n}$ when $n=\frac{1}{2}$ since in this case $U(\vec{n})= -\1_2$.
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The parametrisation is such that:
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\begin{eqnarray}
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U^*(\vb{n})
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U^*(\vec{n})
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& = &
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\sigma^2\, U(\vb{n})\, \sigma^2
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\sigma^2\, U(\vec{n})\, \sigma^2
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=
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U(\widetilde{\vb{n}}),
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U(\widetilde{\vec{n}}),
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\\
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U^{\dagger}(\vb{n})
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U^{\dagger}(\vec{n})
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& = &
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U^T(\widetilde{\vb{n}})
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U^T(\widetilde{\vec{n}})
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=
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U(-\vb{n}),
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U(-\vec{n}),
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\\
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-U(\vb{n})
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-U(\vec{n})
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& = &
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U(\widehat{\vb{n}})
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U(\widehat{\vec{n}})
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\label{eq:U_props}
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\end{eqnarray}
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where $\sigma^2$ is the second Pauli matrix, $\widetilde{\vb{n}} = \qty( -n^1, n^2, -n^3 )$ and $\widehat{\vb{n}} = - \qty(\frac{1}{2} -n )\, \frac{\vb{n}}{n}$.
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where $\sigma^2$ is the second Pauli matrix, $\widetilde{\vec{n}} = \qty( -n^1, n^2, -n^3 )$ and $\widehat{\vec{n}} = - \qty(\frac{1}{2} -n )\, \frac{\vec{n}}{n}$.
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The group product of two elements $U(\vb{n} \circ \vb{m} ) = U(\vb{n})\, U(\vb{m})$ has an explicit realisation as:
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The group product of two elements $U(\vec{n} \circ \vec{m} ) = U(\vec{n})\, U(\vec{m})$ has an explicit realisation as:
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\begin{equation}
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\begin{split}
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\cos(2 \pi \norm{\vb{n} \circ \vb{m}})
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\cos(2 \pi \norm{\vec{n} \circ \vec{m}})
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& =
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\cos(2 \pi n)\, \cos(2 \pi m)
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-
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\sin(2 \pi n)\, \sin(2\pi m)\, \frac{\vb{n} \cdot \vb{m}}{n\, m},
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\sin(2 \pi n)\, \sin(2\pi m)\, \frac{\vec{n} \cdot \vec{m}}{n\, m},
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\\
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\sin(2 \pi \norm{\vb{n} \circ \vb{m}})\,
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\frac{\vb{n} \circ \vb{m}}{\norm{\vb{n} \circ \vb{m}}}
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\sin(2 \pi \norm{\vec{n} \circ \vec{m}})\,
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\frac{\vec{n} \circ \vec{m}}{\norm{\vec{n} \circ \vec{m}}}
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& =
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\cos(2 \pi n)\, \sin(2\pi m)\, \frac{\vb{m}}{m}
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\cos(2 \pi n)\, \sin(2\pi m)\, \frac{\vec{m}}{m}
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+
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\sin(2 \pi n)\, \cos(2\pi m)\, \frac{\vb{n}}{n}.
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\sin(2 \pi n)\, \cos(2\pi m)\, \frac{\vec{n}}{n}.
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\end{split}
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\label{eq:product_in_SU2}
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\end{equation}
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@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ The group product of two elements $U(\vb{n} \circ \vb{m} ) = U(\vb{n})\, U(\vb{
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Let $I = 1,\, 2,\, 3,\, 4$ and define:
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\begin{equation}
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\tau_I = \qty( i\, \1_2,\, \vb{\sigma} ),
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\tau_I = \qty( i\, \1_2,\, \vec{\sigma} ),
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\end{equation}
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where $\vb{\sigma} = \qty( \sigma^1,\, \sigma^2,\, \sigma^3 )$ are the Pauli matrices.
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where $\vec{\sigma} = \qty( \sigma^1,\, \sigma^2,\, \sigma^3 )$ are the Pauli matrices.
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It is possible to show that:
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\begin{equation}
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\begin{split}
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@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ If the vector $X^I$ is real, using~\eqref{eq:tau_props} we have:
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A rotation in spinor representation is defined as:
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\begin{equation}
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X'_{(s)} = U_{L}(\vb{n})\, X_{(s)}\, U_{R}^{\dagger}(\vb{m})
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X'_{(s)} = U_{L}(\vec{n})\, X_{(s)}\, U_{R}^{\dagger}(\vec{m})
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\end{equation}
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and it is equivalent to:
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\begin{equation}
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@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ through
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\frac{1}{2}
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\tr(
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\qty( \tau_I )^{\dagger}\,
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U_{L}(\vb{n})\,
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U_{L}(\vec{n})\,
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\tau_J\,
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U_{R}^{\dagger}(\vb{m})
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U_{R}^{\dagger}(\vec{m})
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).
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\end{equation}
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The matrix $R$ is the $4$-dimensional rotation matrix we are looking for since:
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