Spinors, matrix structures, and projective geometry in polarization optics
Abstract
The paper discusses the role played by Mueller and Jones formalisms in polarization optics, by addressing the following aspects: restriction to the SU(2) symmetry, non-relativistic Stokes 3-vectors; Cartan 2-spinors in polarization optics; Jones 4-spinors for partially polarized light; the linear group SL(4,R) and the classification of 1-parametric Mueller matrices; semi-group structure and classification of degenerate Mueller matrices.
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