Zero Mass as a Borel Structure

The Lorentz group Lor1,3=SO0(1,3) has two point fixgroups, namely SO(3) for time-like translations and SO0(1,1)×IR2 for light-like translations. However, for light-like translations, it is reasonable to consider a line fixgroup that leads to the Borel structure of the Lorentz group and provides appropriate helicities for massless particles. Therefore, whether a particle is massless or massive is not so much a physical question but rather a question of the underlying Lie group symmetry.

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Symmetry
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2025-09-05
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https://doi.org/10.3390/sym17091464
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Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
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Zero Mass as a Borel Structure

R Saar, S. Groote
Symmetry
Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
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Zero Mass as a Borel Structure

R Saar, S. Groote
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Abstract

The Lorentz group Lor1,3=SO0(1,3) has two point fixgroups, namely SO(3) for time-like translations and SO0(1,1)×IR2 for light-like translations. However, for light-like translations, it is reasonable to consider a line fixgroup that leads to the Borel structure of the Lorentz group and provides appropriate helicities for massless particles. Therefore, whether a particle is massless or massive is not so much a physical question but rather a question of the underlying Lie group symmetry.

SymmetryVol. 17(9)
University of Tartu (EE)
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Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
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