spin Casimir operator

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The spin Casimir operator is a Lorentz-invariant operator associated with the Poincaré group that characterizes the intrinsic angular momentum (spin) of elementary particles in relativistic quantum theory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Casimir operator ⓘ
Lorentz-invariant operator ⓘ
operator in relativistic quantum theory ⓘ
actsOn one-particle Hilbert space ⓘ
appearsIn Wigner classification of particles ⓘ
appliesTo massive particle representations ⓘ
massless particle representations ⓘ
associatedWith Poincaré group ⓘ
characterizes intrinsic angular momentum of particles ⓘ
spin of elementary particles ⓘ
definedInTermsOf Pauli–Lubanski pseudovector ⓘ
Poincaré group ⓘ
surface form: Poincaré generators
domain Minkowski spacetime symmetry group representations ⓘ
eigenvaluesGivenBy s(s+1) for massive particles ⓘ
eigenvaluesRepresent intrinsic angular momentum squared ⓘ
spin quantum number ⓘ
framework quantum field theory on Minkowski spacetime ⓘ
relativistic quantum mechanics ⓘ
hasProperty Lorentz group ⓘ
surface form: Lorentz invariance

commutes with all Poincaré generators ⓘ
hasSymbol W^2 ⓘ
W_\ ⓘ
hasUnit (angular momentum)^2 in natural units ⓘ
helpsDefine helicity for massless particles ⓘ
mass and spin labels of particle states ⓘ
invariantUnder Lorentz transformation ⓘ
surface form: Lorentz transformations

Poincaré group ⓘ
surface form: Poincaré transformations
mathematicallyExpressedAs negative square of the Pauli–Lubanski vector ⓘ
pairedWith mass Casimir operator ⓘ
partOf Poincaré group representation theory ⓘ
relatedConcept Pauli–Lubanski pseudovector ⓘ
surface form: Pauli–Lubanski vector

Poincaré group ⓘ
surface form: Poincaré algebra

mass Casimir operator ⓘ
relevantFor classification of elementary particles ⓘ
unitary irreducible representations of the Poincaré group ⓘ
usedFor labeling irreducible representations by spin ⓘ
usedIn particle physics ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
relativistic quantum theory ⓘ
usedToDistinguish different spin sectors of a given mass representation ⓘ

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Poincaré group → hasInvariant → spin Casimir operator ⓘ