Download or read book A Clifford Analysis Approach to Higher Spin Fields written by Matthias Roels and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Clifford analysis is a generalisation of complex analysis to arbitrary dimension m. At the heart of the theory lies the Dirac operator, a conformally invariant first order differential operator which generalises the role of the Cauchy-Riemann operator. Moreover, the Laplace operator is the square of the Dirac operator, which means that Clifford analysis is a renement of harmonic analysis in m dimensions. While the classical theory is centred around the study of functions taking values in the spinor space, several authors have been studying generalisations of classical Clifford analysis techniques to the so-called higher spin theory. This concerns the study of higher spin operators acting on functions taking values in arbitrary irreducible representations of the spin group. In Clifford analysis, these arbitrary irreducible representations are traditionally defined in terms of polynomial spaces satisfying certain differential equations. From a physical point of view, higher spin fields arise quite naturally: it was shown by Bargmann and Wigner that group theory implies that particles should correspond to irreducible representations of the Lorentz group, labelled by a quantum number called spin. This led to generalisations of the Klein-Gordon and Dirac equation to higher spin equations (Dirac-Fierz-Pauli, Rarita-Schwinger, Buchdahl,...). Although particles with spin higher than one were never detected, a renewed interest in higher spin fields was triggered due to string theory. The reason is that the spectrum of the vibration modes of the strings includes an infinite number of fields of arbitrary increasing spin. With the advent of string theory, one was confronted with the fact that some theories require the space-time to have more than four dimensions. In higher dimensions, new kinds of fields are allowed because more general representations of the Lorentz group exist. In physics, these representations are typically defined as spaces of (traceless) tensors satisfying certain symmetry conditions expressed in terms of Young diagrams. The main goal of this thesis is twofold: in the first part, a proper introduction to Clifford analysis for physicists is given. The second part of this thesis focusses on higher spin fields where we first construct the two-spinor formalism. This is a framework to deal with arbitrary irreducible representations of the double cover of the Lorentz group. Then, this formalism will be linked with the polynomial spaces studied in Clifford analysis. While the two-spinor formalism works only in four dimensions, the polynomial models from Clifford analysis work in arbitrary dimensions and signatures. Finally, higher spin generalisations of the Maxwell equations are studied using techniques from Clifford analysis.
Download or read book Clifford Analysis and Related Topics written by Paula Cerejeiras and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, intended to commemorate the work of Paul Dirac, highlights new developments in the main directions of Clifford analysis. Just as complex analysis is based on the algebra of the complex numbers, Clifford analysis is based on the geometric Clifford algebras. Many methods and theorems from complex analysis generalize to higher dimensions in various ways. However, many new features emerge in the process, and much of this work is still in its infancy. Some of the leading mathematicians working in this field have contributed to this book in conjunction with “Clifford Analysis and Related Topics: a conference in honor of Paul A.M. Dirac,” which was held at Florida State University, Tallahassee, on December 15-17, 2014. The content reflects talks given at the conference, as well as contributions from mathematicians who were invited but were unable to attend. Hence much of the mathematics presented here is not only highly topical, but also cannot be found elsewhere in print. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to mathematicians and physicists working in these areas, as well as students seeking to catch up on the latest developments.
Download or read book Advancements in Complex Analysis written by Daniel Breaz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions to this volume are devoted to a discussion of state-of-the-art research and treatment of problems of a wide spectrum of areas in complex analysis ranging from pure to applied and interdisciplinary mathematical research. Topics covered include: holomorphic approximation, hypercomplex analysis, special functions of complex variables, automorphic groups, zeros of the Riemann zeta function, Gaussian multiplicative chaos, non-constant frequency decompositions, minimal kernels, one-component inner functions, power moment problems, complex dynamics, biholomorphic cryptosystems, fermionic and bosonic operators. The book will appeal to graduate students and research mathematicians as well as to physicists, engineers, and scientists, whose work is related to the topics covered.
Download or read book Topics in Clifford Analysis written by Swanhild Bernstein and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quaternionic and Clifford analysis are an extension of complex analysis into higher dimensions. The unique starting point of Wolfgang Sprößig’s work was the application of quaternionic analysis to elliptic differential equations and boundary value problems. Over the years, Clifford analysis has become a broad-based theory with a variety of applications both inside and outside of mathematics, such as higher-dimensional function theory, algebraic structures, generalized polynomials, applications of elliptic boundary value problems, wavelets, image processing, numerical and discrete analysis. The aim of this volume is to provide an essential overview of modern topics in Clifford analysis, presented by specialists in the field, and to honor the valued contributions to Clifford analysis made by Wolfgang Sprößig throughout his career.
Download or read book Higher Spin Gauge Theories written by Lars Brink and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symmetries play a fundamental role in physics. Non-Abelian gauge symmetries are the symmetries behind theories for massless spin-1 particles, while the reparametrization symmetry is behind Einstein's gravity theory for massless spin-2 particles. In supersymmetric theories these particles can be connected also to massless fermionic particles. Does Nature stop at spin-2 or can there also be massless higher spin theories. In the past strong indications have been given that such theories do not exist. However, in recent times ways to evade those constraints have been found and higher spin gauge theories have been constructed. With the advent of the AdS/CFT duality correspondence even stronger indications have been given that higher spin gauge theories play an important role in fundamental physics.All these issues were discussed at a recent international workshop in Singapore where the leading scientists in the field participated. This volume presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the theories including its historic background, as well as the latest accomplishments in understanding the foundational properties of higher spin physics.
Download or read book Set Higher Spin Field Theory Vol 1 2 written by Anders Bengtsson and published by de Gruyter. This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modern Trends in Hypercomplex Analysis written by Swanhild Bernstein and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a selection of papers presented at the session "Quaternionic and Clifford Analysis" at the 10th ISAAC Congress held in Macau in August 2015. The covered topics represent the state-of-the-art as well as new trends in hypercomplex analysis and its applications.
Download or read book Clifford Algebras and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics written by J.S.R. Chisholm and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Kingdon Clifford published the paper defining his "geometric algebras" in 1878, the year before his death. Clifford algebra is a generalisation to n-dimensional space of quaternions, which Hamilton used to represent scalars and vectors in real three-space: it is also a development of Grassmann's algebra, incorporating in the fundamental relations inner products defined in terms of the metric of the space. It is a strange fact that the Gibbs Heaviside vector techniques came to dominate in scientific and technical literature, while quaternions and Clifford algebras, the true associative algebras of inner-product spaces, were regarded for nearly a century simply as interesting mathematical curiosities. During this period, Pauli, Dirac and Majorana used the algebras which bear their names to describe properties of elementary particles, their spin in particular. It seems likely that none of these eminent mathematical physicists realised that they were using Clifford algebras. A few research workers such as Fueter realised the power of this algebraic scheme, but the subject only began to be appreciated more widely after the publication of Chevalley's book, 'The Algebraic Theory of Spinors' in 1954, and of Marcel Riesz' Maryland Lectures in 1959. Some of the contributors to this volume, Georges Deschamps, Erik Folke Bolinder, Albert Crumeyrolle and David Hestenes were working in this field around that time, and in their turn have persuaded others of the importance of the subject.
Download or read book BRST Approach to Interacting Higher Spin Gauge Fields written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gauge Field Theory in Natural Geometric Language written by Daniel Canarutto and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gauge Field theory in Natural Geometric Language addresses the need to clarify basic mathematical concepts at the crossroad between gravitation and quantum physics. Selected mathematical and theoretical topics are exposed within a brief, integrated approach that exploits standard and non-standard notions, as well as recent advances, in a natural geometric language in which the role of structure groups can be regarded as secondary even in the treatment of the gauge fields themselves. In proposing an original bridge between physics and mathematics, this text will appeal not only to mathematicians who wish to understand some of the basic ideas involved in quantum particle physics, but also to physicists who are not satisfied with the usual mathematical presentations of their field.
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Download or read book Mass Dimension One Fermions written by Dharam Ahluwalia and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the eigenspinors of the charge conjugation operator and mass one dimension fermions.
Download or read book On the Theory of Higher Spin Fields with Application to Fermi Decay written by Christian Fronsdal and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Algebraic and Constructive Quantum Field Theory written by John C. Baez and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors present a rigorous treatment of the first principles of the algebraic and analytic core of quantum field theory. Their aim is to correlate modern mathematical theory with the explanation of the observed process of particle production and of particle-wave duality that heuristic quantum field theory provides. Many topics are treated here in book form for the first time, from the origins of complex structures to the quantization of tachyons and domains of dependence for quantized wave equations. This work begins with a comprehensive analysis, in a universal format, of the structure and characterization of free fields, which is illustrated by applications to specific fields. Nonlinear local functions of both free fields (or Wick products) and interacting fields are established mathematically in a way that is consistent with the basic physical constraints and practice. Among other topics discussed are functional integration, Fourier transforms in Hilbert space, and implementability of canonical transformations. The authors address readers interested in fundamental mathematical physics and who have at least the training of an entering graduate student. A series of lexicons connects the mathematical development with the underlying physical motivation or interpretation. The examples and problems illustrate the theory and relate it to the scientific literature. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Download or read book The Einstein Equations and the Large Scale Behavior of Gravitational Fields written by Piotr T. Chruściel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying DVD-ROM contains the electronic proceedings of the summer school on mathematical general relativity and global properties of solutions of Einstein's equations held at Cargèse, Corsica, France, July 20-Aug. 10, 2002.
Download or read book Clifford Analysis and Its Applications written by F. Brackx and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-07-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its traditional form, Clifford analysis provides the function theory for solutions of the Dirac equation. From the beginning, however, the theory was used and applied to problems in other fields of mathematics, numerical analysis, and mathematical physics. recently, the theory has enlarged its scope considerably by incorporating geometrical methods from global analysis on manifolds and methods from representation theory. New, interesting branches of the theory are based on conformally invariant, first-order systems other than the Dirac equation, or systems that are invariant with respect to a group other than the conformal group. This book represents an up-to-date review of Clifford analysis in its present form, its applications, and directions for future research. Readership: Mathematicians and theoretical physicists interested in Clifford analysis itself, or in its applications to other fields.
