2-gradings of Clifford algebras and multivector structures

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/36/15/312zbMATH Open1048.15020arXivmath-ph/0212020OpenAlexW2163062910MaRDI QIDQ4468097FDOQ4468097

Authors: Ricardo A. Mosna, David Miralles, Jayme Vaz 

Publication date: 10 June 2004

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let Cl(V,g) be the real Clifford algebra associated to the real vector space V, endowed with a nondegenerate metric g. In this paper, we study the class of Z_2-gradings of Cl(V,g) which are somehow compatible with the multivector structure of the Grassmann algebra over V. A complete characterization for such Z_2-gradings is obtained by classifying all the even subalgebras coming from them. An expression relating such subalgebras to the usual even part of Cl(V,g) is also obtained. Finally, we employ this framework to define spinor spaces, and to parametrize all the possible signature changes on Cl(V,g) by Z_2-gradings of this algebra.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0212020

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zbMATH Keywords

Grassmann algebraClifford algebravector spacespinor spacesmultivector structure\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)-gradings

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Exterior algebra, Grassmann algebras (15A75) Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66) ``Super (or ``skew) structure (16W55)

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