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Old November 26th 03 posted to sci.math,sci.physics.relativity,sci.skeptic,sci.astro,sci.physics
Jack Sarfatti
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Default Conformal group & string duality

Gleaned from Particles, Sources & FIelds by Julian Sxhwinger pp.225-6

Consider an infinitesimal isotropic dilation.

We are doing global special relativity

The elastic strain is then

dX(x)u,v + dX(x)v,u = nuv(x)dphi(x)

Schwinger proves dphi is a linear form

dphi(x) = 2da + 4dbvx^v

The scalar dilation da

plus 4 special conformal translations bv in

dX(x)^u = dax^u + dbv(x^ux^v - n^u^vx^2)

The special conformal translations are nonlinear in x^u.

added to Poincare group is the 15 parameter Conformal Group beloved of
Roger Penrose in his Twistor theory.

Conformal Group is isomorphic to O(2,4) i.e. RIGID ROTATIONS in 2 times
and 4 space dimensions.

Special relativity is from semi-direct product of T4 with O(1,3).

Einstein's gravity is compensating local gauge field from T4 only.

So add one space dimension y5 and one time dimension y6.

This is like adding a "string space" fiber to each point of 4D space-time.

Define homogeneous coordinates

x^u = y^u/(y5 + y6)

u = 0,1,2,3

y^2 = yuy^u

Define the null 5D hyper-sphere in O(2,4) 6D space

y^2 + y5^2 - y6^2 = 0

10 parameter Poincare group of global Special Relativity is the subgroup
of homogeneous transformations of the null 5D hypersphere that leaves
advanced light cone string coordinate y5 + y6 invariant.

The "Wavelet Transform" scale changes ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT in 3+1
space-time are ROTATIONS in the STRING SPACE FIBER!

dy5 = -day6

dy6 = -day5

dy^u = 0

The special conformal translations keep y5 - y6 fixed, i.e. retarded
light cone string coordinates fixed.

The 5D null hyper-sphere admits a discrete string space parity mirror
reflection

y5 - -y5

that INDUCES A DUALITY

x^u -- x^u/x^2

i.e. x^2 - x^2/x^4

analogous to

r' = Lp^2/r

INVERSION THROUGH ORIGIN in ordinary 4D space-time.








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