Clifford algebra description of non-Abelian gauge fields (Q752141): Difference between revisions

The author attempts to give a generalized exposition of the Clifford algebra approach to non-Abelian gauge field theory. The paper begins with the analysis of the Clifford algebra structure of exterior algebra. It gives an exposition of the local theory of gauge fields in terms of Clifford algebra and then examines the behaviour of the theory under gauge transformations. Next, it gives the Clifford algebra formulation of the geometrical theory of gauge fields as differential forms on a principle fibre bundle, using the Kaluza-Klein metric in order to define the Clifford product of forms and the Kähler operator. Finally, it shows that a generalized Lorentz condition arises as a compatibility between local and global treatment.