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On Spinors Transformations

Mathematical Physics 2017-01-12 v3 math.MP

Abstract

We begin showing that for even dimensional vector spaces VV all automorphisms of their Clifford algebras are inner. So all orthogonal transformations of VV are restrictions to VV of inner automorphisms of the algebra. Thus under orthogonal transformations PP and TT - space and time reversal - all algebra elements, including vectors vv and spinors φ\varphi, transform as vxvx1v \to x v x^{-1} and φxφx1\varphi \to x \varphi x^{-1} for some algebra element xx. We show that while under combined PTPT spinor φxφx1\varphi \to x \varphi x^{-1} remain in its spinor space, under PP or TT separately φ\varphi goes to a 'different' spinor space and may have opposite chirality. We conclude with a preliminary characterization of inner automorphisms with respect to their property to change, or not, spinor spaces.

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@article{arxiv.1603.02181,
  title  = {On Spinors Transformations},
  author = {Marco Budinich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.02181},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Minor changes to propositions 1 and 3

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