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 <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>