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Self-Dual Maxwell Fields from Clifford Analysis

Mathematical Physics 2025-01-15 v2 math.MP

Abstract

The study of complex functions is based around the study of holomorphic functions, satisfying the Cauchy-Riemann equations. The relatively recent field of Clifford Analysis lets us extend many results from Complex Analysis to higher dimensions. In this paper, I decompose the Cauchy-Riemann equations for a general Clifford algebra into grades using the Geometric Algebra formalism, and show that for the Spacetime Algebra Cl(3,1)Cl(3,1) these equations are the equations for a self-dual source free Maxwell field, and for a massless uncharged Spinor. This shows a deep link between fundamental physics and the Clifford geometry of Spacetime.

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@article{arxiv.2308.01736,
  title  = {Self-Dual Maxwell Fields from Clifford Analysis},
  author = {Calum Robson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.01736},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages, as published

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