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On hypercomplexifying real forms of arbitrary rank

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

For certain problems involving vector fields, it is possible to find an associated imaginary field that, in conjunction with the first, forms a complex field for which the equation can be solved. This result is generalized to arbitrary Clifford algebras, followed by quaternionic vectors as a special case. All results are shown to reduce to the established method of complexifying vector fields. For simplicity, differential forms are used rather than vector notation.

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@article{arxiv.math/0209396,
  title  = {On hypercomplexifying real forms of arbitrary rank},
  author = {Dennis Hou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0209396},
  year   = {2007}
}

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