The Jones vector as a spinor and its representation on the Poincaré sphere
It is shown that the two complex Cartesian components of the electric field of a monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave, with a temporal and spatial dependence of the form ei(kz¡!t), form a SU(2) spinor that corresponds to a tangent vector to the Poincaré sphere representing the state of polarizat...
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| Published in: | Revista Mexicana de Física |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Sociedad Mexicana de Física A.C.
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57020780004 |
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