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