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Division algebras have demonstrated their utility in studying non-associative algebras and their connection to the Standard Model through complex Clifford algebras. This article focuses on exploring the connection between these complex…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-19 Armando Reynoso

This note provides an intrinsic construction of the Carrollian superplane $\Pi \mathbb{S}\simeq \mathbb{R}^{2|4}$ as a supermanifold generalisation of the Carrollian plane. Moving away from the $c\rightarrow 0$ limit of relativistic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-24 Andrew James Bruce

Clifford algebras are used for constructing spin groups, and are therefore of particular importance in the theory of quantum mechanics. But the spin group is not the only subgroup of the Clifford algebra. An algebraist's perspective on…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2021-07-15 Robert A. Wilson

The equations defining pure spinors are interpreted as equations of motion formulated on the lightcone of a ten-dimensional, lorentzian, momentum space. Most of the equations for fermion multiplets, usually adopted by particle physics, are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Budinich

Using a technique \cite{holgernorma2002} to construct a basis for spinors and ``families'' of spinors in terms of Clifford algebra objects, we define other Clifford algebra objects, which transform the state of one ''family'' of spinors…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 N. Mankoc Borstnik , H. B. Nielsen

In this paper we show how to describe the general theory of a linear metric compatible connection with the theory of Clifford valued differential forms. This is done by realizing that for each spacetime point the algebra of Clifford…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Capelas de Oliveira , W. A. Rodrigues

In these lectures, we discuss some well-known facts about Clifford algebras: matrix representations, Cartan's periodicity of 8, double coverings of orthogonal groups by spin groups, Dirac equation in different formalisms, spinors in $n$…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-01-23 D. S. Shirokov

The theory of representations of Clifford algebras is extended to employ the division algebra of the octonions or Cayley numbers. In particular, questions that arise from the non-associativity and non-commutativity of this division algebra…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Jörg Schray , Corinne A. Manogue

We show that the triple product defined by the spin domain (Bounded Symmetric Domain of type 4 in Cartan's classification) is closely related to the geometric product in Clifford algebras. We present the properties of this tri-product and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-08-23 Yaakov Friedman

The classification of emergent spinor fields according to modified bilinear covariants is scrutinized, in spacetimes with nontrivial topology, which induce inequivalent spin structures. Extended Clifford algebras, constructed by equipping…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-09 J. M. Hoff da Silva , R. da Rocha

The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics is in such good agreement with experiment that it is still accepted as providing an accurate model of reality. Nevertheless, its algebraic foundations are in need of repair. Chirality is shown to…

General Physics · Physics 2025-11-11 Douglas Newman

We review a technique for solving a class of classical linear partial differential systems of relevance to physics in Minkowski spacetime. All the equations are amenable to analysis in terms of complex solutions in the kernel of the scalar…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-23 Robin W. Tucker , Timothy J. Walton

Recent developments in the construction of generalized Dirac duals have revealed, within the structure of the Clifford algebra $\mathbb{C}\otimes\mathcal{C}\ell_{1,3},$ the existence of distinct algebraic formulations of spinors duals with…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-02 R. T. Cavalcanti , J. M. Hoff da Silva

This paper investigates how the spinor space of the electroweak gauge group $\text{SU}_{I}(2) \times \text{U}_{Y}(1)$ can be derived using recent geometric techniques within the real Clifford Algebra $\mathbb{R}_4 =…

General Physics · Physics 2026-03-25 Martin Roelfs , David Eelbode

{\sc CLIFFORD} is a Maple package for computations in Clifford algebras $\cl (B)$ of an arbitrary symbolic or numeric bilinear form B. In particular, B may have a non-trivial antisymmetric part. It is well known that the symmetric part g of…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Rafal Ablamowicz

We study various kinds of Grassmannians or Lagrangian Grassmannians over $\mathbb{R}$, $\mathbb{C}$ or $\mathbb{H}$, all of which can be expressed as $\mathbb{G}/\mathbb{P}$ where $\mathbb{G}$ is a classical group and $\mathbb{P}$ is a…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2023-10-10 Kieran Calvert , Kyo Nishiyama , Pavle Pandžić

Spinor structure and internal symmetries are considered within one theoretical framework based on the generalized spin and abstract Hilbert space. Complex momentum is understood as a generating kernel of the underlying spinor structure. It…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-12-07 V. V. Varlamov

Is there more to Dirac's gamma matrices than meets the eye? It turns out that gamma zero can be factorized into a product of three operators. This revelation facilitates the expansion of Dirac's space-time algebra to Clifford algebra…

General Physics · Physics 2025-01-07 Wei Lu

The Cartan's equations definig simple spinors (renamed pure by C. Chevalley) are interpreted as equations of motion in momentum spaces, in a constructive approach in which at each step the dimesions of spinor space are doubled while those…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-10-12 Paolo Budinich

A generalization of the term "generalized Clifford algebras" (as appears in papers on advances in applied Clifford algebras) is introduced. This algebra is studied by means of structure theory of central simple algebras. A graph theoretical…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2011-12-09 Adam Chapman