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advanced_tools:spinors [2018/04/15 09:33]
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advanced_tools:spinors [2018/12/16 17:09]
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   * A nice introduction is [[https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1312.3824|An introduction to spinors]] by Andrew M. Steane   * A nice introduction is [[https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1312.3824|An introduction to spinors]] by Andrew M. Steane
 +  * [[http://​www.weylmann.com/​spinor.pdf|A Child’s Guide to Spinors]] by William O. Straub
   * See also http://​www-personal.umich.edu/​~williams/​notes/​spinor.pdf   * See also http://​www-personal.umich.edu/​~williams/​notes/​spinor.pdf
   * https://​users.physics.ox.ac.uk/​~Steane/​teaching/​rel_C_spinors.pdf   * https://​users.physics.ox.ac.uk/​~Steane/​teaching/​rel_C_spinors.pdf
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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>​
 </​blockquote>​ </​blockquote>​
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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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