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advanced_tools:spinors [2018/04/15 09:33]
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 <​cite>​[[https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1312.3824|An introduction to spinors]] by Andrew M. Steane</​cite>​ <​cite>​[[https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1312.3824|An introduction to spinors]] by Andrew M. Steane</​cite>​
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 +<​blockquote>​No one fully understands spinors. Their algebra is formally understood, but their geometrical significance is mysterious.
 +In some sense they describe the ‘‘square root’’ of geometry and, just as understanding the concept of p
 +−1 took centuries,
 +the same might be true of spinors. <​cite>​Sir Michael Atiyah</​cite></​blockquote>​
  
  
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