Now, this does not quite reflect the situation in the case developed above; $\omega$ defined as the first derivative is zero, since the parameter $\lambda$ occurs to different order in the continuation of the representation and the Lie algebra structure. Suppose then that
Define now
Since the first derivations are zero, it is readily seen that $\omega_2$ so defined also satisfies the cocycle condition. Then,
i.e., $\theta$ itself is a cocycle. Let
Differentiating (5.4) twice gives now:
This can be rewritten as
Now, the right-hand side obviously is a two-cocycle in $C^2(\varphi')$ since the left-hand side is such a cocycle. Let us denote this cocycle by
(This operation is discussed in the review article by NIJENHUIS and RICHARDSON [6]. It turns out to depend only on the cohomology class determined by $\theta_1$ in $H^1(\varphi')$). Then, we can write the relation as:
i.e., the cohomology class determined by $\varphi\omega$ in $H^1(\varphi')$ can be written as a "square" of an element of $H^1(\varphi')$.
In summary, we have shown that there are interesting relations between the deformation theory and the analytic continuation problems that are of importance for the application of group-theoretical ideas to elementary particle physics. Before proceeding further with the general theory (in a later paper) it is appropriate to work out a further example that is of the greatest importance for physics.
6. Contraction of the Poincaré group into the Galilean group
Let T be a vector space over the real numbers, considered as an Abelian Lie algebra. (One might think of T as the Lie algebra of the group of space-time translations.) Denote elements of T by such letters