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The Lie algebra generated by $m\ $ $p$-dimensional Grassmannian Dirac operators and $m\ $ $p$-dimensional vector variables is identified as the orthogonal Lie algebra $\mathfrak{so}(2m+1)$. In this paper, we study the space $\mathcal{P}$ of…

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Dirac's oscillator (DO) is one of the most studied systems in the Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and in the physical-mathematics. In particular, we show that this system has an unique property which it has not ever seen in other known…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-22 Juan Sebastián Montañez Moyano , Carlos José Quimbay Herrera

Multisymplectic geometry - which originates from the well known de Donder-Weyl theory - is a natural framework for the study of classical field theories. Recently, two algebraic structures have been put forward to encode a given theory…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Cornelius Paufler , Hartmann Romer

It is shown that a simple continuity condition in the algebra of split octonions suffices to formulate a system of differential equations that are equivalent to the standard Dirac equations. In our approach the particle mass and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-08-11 Merab Gogberashvili

An alternative, pedagogically simpler derivation of the allowed physical wave fronts of a propagating electromagnetic signal is presented using geometric algebra. Maxwell's equations can be expressed in a single multivector equation using…

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A generalization of the Dirac field equation in three-dimensional Minkowski space-time to the case of the $\bar{SL}(3,R)$ $\subset$ $\bar{SA}(3,R)$ symmetry is considered. Constraints that ensure a correct physical interpretation of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 I. Miskovic , Dj. Sijacki

A new integral equation formulation is presented for the Maxwell transmission problem in Lipschitz domains. It builds on the Cauchy integral for the Dirac equation, is free from false eigenwavenumbers for a wider range of permittivities…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-02-16 Johan Helsing , Andreas Rosén

For an arbitrary electromagnetic field, we define a prepotential $S$, which is a complex-valued function of spacetime. The prepotential is a modification of the two scalar potential functions introduced by E. T. Whittaker. The prepotential…

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Not only the Dirac operator, but also the spinor bundle of a pseudo-Riemannian manifold depends on the underlying metric. This leads to technical difficulties in the study of problems where many metrics are involved, for instance in…

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Using geometric algebra and calculus to express the laws of electromagnetism we are able to present magnitudes and relations in a gradual way, escalating the number of dimensions. In the one-dimensional case, charge and current densities,…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-06-08 Xabier Prado Orbán , Jorge Mira

We rewrite the standard 4-dimensional Dirac equation in terms of quaternionic 2-component spinors, leading to a formalism which treats both massive and massless particles on an equal footing. The resulting unified description has the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Tevian Dray , Corinne A. Manogue

Using systematic calculations in spinor language, we obtain simple descriptions of the second order symmetry operators for the conformal wave equation, the Dirac-Weyl equation and the Maxwell equation on a curved four dimensional Lorentzian…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-06-20 Lars Andersson , Thomas Bäckdahl , Pieter Blue

It is shown that a spin-1/2 fermion coupled to the axially symmetric electromagnetic vector potential has the same matrix structure as that one for the planar Dirac oscillator. In particular, the planar Dirac oscillator can be interpreted…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-06-05 Antonio S. de Castro

The Dunkl--Dirac operator is a deformation of the Dirac operator by means of Dunkl derivatives. We investigate the symmetry algebra generated by the elements supercommuting with the Dunkl--Dirac operator and its dual symbol. This symmetry…

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We introduce linear Dirac and generalized complex structures on Cartan geometries and give criteria for Dirac subalgebras of $\frkg\ltimes\frkg^*$ representing Dirac structures on a Cartan geometry. We prove that there is a bijection…

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We introduce an equation named matrix Dirac equation which can be considered as a generalization of Dirac equation for an electron. The liaison between matrix Dirac equation and standard Dirac equation is discussed. We write a lagrangian…

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Basically (2 + 1) dimensional Dirac equation with real deformed Lorentz scalar potential is investi gated in this study. The position dependent Fermi velocity function transforms Dirac Hamiltonian into a Klein-Gordon-like effective…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 O. Yesiltas , B. Cagatay

We consider an elliptic self-adjoint first order differential operator L acting on pairs (2-columns) of complex-valued half-densities over a connected compact 3-dimensional manifold without boundary. The principal symbol of the operator L…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-10 Robert J. Downes , Dmitri Vassiliev

The "square root" of the Dirac operator derived on the superspace is used to construct supersymmetric field equations. In addition to the recently found solution - a vector supermultiplet I demonstrate how a chiral supermultiplet follows as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Jerzy Szwed