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In this Chapter we consider the general properties of the homogeneous Lorentztransformations.We concentrate here on their group theoretical aspects, which give insight into the central role played by special relativity in the description of the elementary particle physics.
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Costa, G., Fogli, G. (2012). The Homogeneous Lorentz Group. In: Symmetries and Group Theory in Particle Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 823. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15482-9_3
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