English
Related papers

Related papers: Clifford Space as the Arena for Physics

200 papers

Classical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics are often depicted as separate realms of physics, each with its own formalism and notion. This remains unsatisfactory with respect to the unity of nature and to the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 C. Baumgarten

We define a very general notion of regularity for functions taking values in an alternative real $*$-algebra. Over Clifford numbers, this notion subsumes the well-established notions of monogenic function and slice-monogenic function. Over…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2024-06-10 Riccardo Ghiloni , Caterina Stoppato

We discuss the relation between the q-number approach to quantum mechanics suggested by Dirac and the notion of "pregeometry" introduced by Wheeler. By associating the q-numbers with the elements of an algebra and regarding the primitive…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. J. Bohm , P. G. Davies , B. J. Hiley

Based on a family of indefinite unitary representations of the diffeomorphism group of an oriented smooth $4$-manifold, a manifestly covariant $4$ dimensional and non-perturbative algebraic quantum field theory formulation of gravity is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-18 Gabor Etesi

Regions-based theories of space aim -- among others -- to define points in a geometrically appealing way. The most famous definition of this kind is probably due to Whitehead. However, to conclude that the objects defined are points indeed,…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-10-03 Rafał Gruszczyński

The Cl(3,0) Clifford algebra is represented with the commutative ring of hyperbolic numbers H. The canonical form of the Poincare mass operator defined in this vector space corresponds to a sixteen-dimensional structure. This conflicts with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-07-22 S. Ulrych

The Universe is a physical object. Physical objects have shapes and sizes. General relativity is insufficient to describe the global shape and size of the Universe: the Hilbert-Einstein equations only treat limiting quantities towards an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. F. Roukema

Closed form expressions for a multivector exponential and logarithm are presented in real Clifford geometric algebras Cl(p,q)when n=p+q=1 (complex and hyperbolic numbers) and n=2 (Hamilton, split and conectorine quaternions). Starting from…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-04-12 Adolfas Dargys , Arturas Acus

Within the context of Newton's theory of gravitation, restricted to point-like test particles and central bodies, stable circular orbits in ordinary space are related to stable circular paths on a massless, unmovable, undeformable…

Classical Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 R. Caimmi

We survey the development of Clifford's geometric algebra and some of its engineering applications during the last 15 years. Several recently developed applications and their merits are discussed in some detail. We thus hope to clearly…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2013-05-27 Eckhard Hitzer , Tohru Nitta , Yasuaki Kuroe

Minkowski space serves as a framework for the theoretical constructions that deal with manifestations of relativistic effects in physical phenomena. But neither Minkowski himself nor the subsequent developers of the relativity theory have…

General Physics · Physics 2019-01-17 Serge Wagner

Many difficulties of interpretation met by contemporary researchers attempting to recast or generalize Dirac's, Proca's, or Maxwell's theories using biquaternions or Clifford numbers have been encountered long ago by a number of physicists…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andre Gsponer , Jean-Pierre Hurni

We generalise the notions of supersymmetry and superspace by allowing generators and coordinates transforming according to more general Lorentz representations than the spinorial and vectorial ones of standard lore. This yields novel…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 C. Devchand , Jean Nuyts

After a short introduction on Clifford algebras of polynomials, we give a general method of constructing a matrix representation. This process of linearization leads naturally to two fundamental structures: the generalized Clifford algebra…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Rausch de Traubenberg

We present a comprehensive introduction to spacetime algebra that emphasizes its practicality and power as a tool for the study of electromagnetism. We carefully develop this natural (Clifford) algebra of the Minkowski spacetime geometry,…

Optics · Physics 2015-07-03 Justin Dressel , Konstantin Y. Bliokh , Franco Nori

For the complex Clifford algebra Cl(p,q) of dimension n=p+q we define a Hermitian scalar product. This scalar product depends on the signature (p,q) of Clifford algebra. So, we arrive at unitary spaces on Clifford algebras. With the aid of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-10-21 N. G. Marchuk , D. S. Shirokov

We show that every multilinear map between Euclidean spaces induces a unique, continuous, Minkowski multilinear map of the corresponding real cones of zonoids. Applied to the wedge product of the exterior algebra of a Euclidean space, this…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2024-01-10 Paul Breiding , Peter Bürgisser , Antonio Lerario , Léo Mathis

It is proposed that space is a four-dimensional Euclidean space with universal time. Originally this space was filled with a uniform substance, pictured as a liquid, which at some time became supercooled. Our universe began as a nucleation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Grady

Following Finkelstein and Misner, kinks are non-trivial field configurations of a field theory, and different kink-numbers correspond to different disconnected components of the space of allowed field configurations for a given topology of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-30 T. Kloesch , T. Strobl

We resolve the space-time canonical variables of the relativistic point particle into inner products of Weyl spinors with components in a Clifford algebra and find that these spinors themselves form a canonical system with generalized…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-02-23 Kaare Borchsenius