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    "abstract": "We present an operator approach to the description of photon polarization,\nbased on Wigner\u0027s concept of elementary relativistic systems. The theory of\nunitary representations of the Poincare group, and of parity, are exploited to\nconstruct spinlike operators acting on the polarization states of a photon at\neach fixed energy momentum. The nontrivial topological features of these\nrepresentations relevant for massless particles, and the departures from the\ntreatment of massive finite spin representations, are highlighted and\naddressed.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/9612024",
    "authors": [
      "Arvind",
      "N. Mukunda"
    ],
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    "doi": "10.1007/BF02847821",
    "journal_ref": "Pramana Journal of Physics 47, 347 (1996)",
    "title": "Relativistic Operator Description of Photon Polarization",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9612024"
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