Algebraic structures on space-time algebra (Q1208288)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 166238
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 166238 |
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Algebraic structures on space-time algebra (English)
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16 May 1993
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The real algebra of \(4\times 4\) matrices generated by Dirac's \(\gamma\)- matrices is a faithful representation of the real Clifford algebra of 4- dimensional Minkowski space-time \(M\) as a full matrix algebra. As found by D. Hestenes, it is possible to deal with the electromagnetic, the weak, and the strong fields in a matrix-free way by use of this Clifford algebra. The author presents a coherent survey of algebraic properties of this Clifford algebra.
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Dirac gamma-matrices
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Clifford algebra
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Minkowski space-time
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matrix algebra
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