Metrics are Clifford algebra involutions (Q1109852)
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Metrics are Clifford algebra involutions (English)
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1988
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Let \({\mathcal C}(1,n-1)\) denote the Clifford algebra arising from the real space \({\mathbb{R}}^ n\) under a form of type \((-+...+)\). The author analyses the metric and the orthogonal group in terms of the involutions of the algebra \({\mathcal C}(1,n-1)\), and he discusses the relation between these algebras and the Pauli algebra \({\mathcal C}({\mathbb{R}}^ 3,+++)\). He also gives a physical interpretation of these relationships.
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Clifford algebra
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metric
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orthogonal group
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involutions
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Pauli algebra
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