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How to generate spinor representations in any dimension in terms of projection operators

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present a method to find solutions of the Weyl or the Dirac equation without specifying a representation choice for γa\gamma^a's. By taking γa\gamma^a's formally as independent variables, we construct solutions out of 2d2^d orthonormal polynomials of γa\gamma^a's (in dd-dimensional space) operating on a ``vacuum state''. Polynomials reduce into 2d/22^{d/2} or 2(d+1)/22^{(d+1)/2} repetitions of the Dirac spinors for dd even or odd, respectively. We further propose the corresponding graphic presentation of basic states, which offers an easy way to see all the quantum numbers of states with respect to the generators of the Lorentz group, as well as transformation properties of the states under any operator.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0111257,
  title  = {How to generate spinor representations in any dimension in terms of projection operators},
  author = {N. S. Mankoc Borstnik and H. B. Nielsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0111257},
  year   = {2007}
}

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24 pages, submitted to J. of Math. Phys