Leptons, quarks, and gauge from the complex Clifford algebra \(\mathbb {C}\ell _6\) (Q1668583)

This article provides an algebraic description of the particle content of the Standard Model (SM) based on the complex Clifford Algebra \(\mathbb C\ell_6\) and its decomposition \(\mathbb C\ell (\chi^\dagger\oplus \chi)\) spanned by a complex three-dimensional vector space \(\chi\) and its dual \(\chi^\dagger\). First, a group theoretical motivation is given based on the gauge symmetries (internal degrees of freedom) of the SM and the space-time degrees of freedom (mass and spin). The patterns of the SM are explicitly broken down in Section 3 where the internal charges for the particle content are assigned and a unified charge space description is derived. In Section 4, details of the SM algebra are worked out leading to the Witt decomposition of \(\mathbb C\ell(\chi^\dagger\oplus\chi)\) as sum of spinors. In the course of the paper, the weak symmetry is represented in the same algebra (Section 5) and furthermore the electroweak symmetry (Section 7) leading to a definition of the weak mixing angle in terms of invariants. The interlude on the Dirac algebra in Section 6 give the transition from the Dirac to the Weyl representation used for the electroweak part. In Section 8, the unbroken ``electrocolor'' symmetry of the SM is investigated, \(\mathrm{SU}(3)_{\mathrm c}\times \mathrm U(1)_{\mathrm{em}}\). Finally, Section 9 fills the representations with Leptons and Quarks and summarizes nicely all the discrete properties if the SM particles in Table 5. Further remarks on the interplay of all (space-time and internal) symmetries are given in Section 10, and finally, in Section 11, future plans lined out, so the inclusion of more families and the possibility of a simplified description of the SM by a unified treatment as presented in this paper.