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Clifford algebras and their applications to Lie groups and spinors

Ch. 1. P. 11–53.
Shirokov D.

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 <span data-mathml="nn dimensions, etc. We also present our point of view on some problems. Namely, we discuss the generalization of the Pauli theorem, the basic ideas of the method of averaging in Clifford algebras, the notion of quaternion type of Clifford algebra elements, the classification of Lie subalgebras of specific type in Clifford algebra, etc.

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Keywords: Lie groupsLie algebrasDirac equationaveragingClifford algebraspinorsspin groupsPauli's theoremquaternionmatrix representations

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Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Geometry, Integrability and Quantization
Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Geometry, Integrability and Quantization
Vol. 19. , Sofia: Avangard Prima, 2018.
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