The $C\ell(8)$ algebra of three fermion generations with spin and full internal symmetries

I show how the isomorphism between the Lie groups of types $B_2$ and $C_2$ leads to a faithful action of the Clifford algebra $\mathcal C\ell(3,2)$ on the phase space of 2-dimensional dynamics, and hence to a mapping from Dirac spinors modulo scalars into this same phase space. Extending to the phase space of 3-dimensional dynamics allows one to embed all the gauge groups of the Standard Model as well, and hence unify the electro-weak and strong forces into a single algebraic...

The Lagrangian action for the D4-D5-E6 model of hep-th/9306011 has 8-dim spacetime V8 of the vector representation of Spin(0,8); 8-dim fermion fields S8+ = S8- of the half-spinor reps of Spin(0,8); and 28 gauge boson fields of the bivector adjoint rep of Spin(0,8). In this paper, the structure of the positive definite Clifford algebra Cl(0,8) of Spin(0,8), and the triality automorphism V8 = S8+ = S8-, are used to reduce the spacetime to 4 dimensions and thereby change the gau...

A real representation theory of real Clifford algebra has been studied in further detail, especially in connection with Fierz identities. As its application, we have constructed real octonion algebras as well as related octonionic triple system in terms of 8-component spinors associated with the Clifford algebras $C(0,7)$ and $C(4,3)$.

This article explains how to apply the computer algebra package GAP (www.gap-system.org) in the computation of the problems in quantum physics, in which the application of Lie algebra is necessary. The article contains several exemplary computations which readers would follow in the desktop PC: such as, the brief review of elementary ideas of Lie algebra, the angular momentum in quantum mechanics, the quark eight-fold way model, and the usage of Weyl character formula (in ord...

Because of the isomorphism ${C \kern -0.1em \ell}_{1,3}(\Bbb{C})\cong{C \kern -0.1em \ell}_{2,3}(\Bbb{R})$, it is possible to complexify the spacetime Clifford algebra ${C \kern -0.1em \ell}_{1,3}(\Bbb{R})$ by adding one additional timelike dimension to the Minkowski spacetime. In a recent work we showed how this treatment provide a particular interpretation of Dirac particles and antiparticles in terms of the new temporal dimension. In this article we thoroughly study the st...

Jordan, Wigner and von Neumann classified the possible algebras of quantum mechanical observables, and found they fell into 4 "ordinary" families, plus one remarkable outlier: the exceptional Jordan algebra. We point out an intriguing relationship between the complexification of this algebra and the standard model of particle physics, its minimal left-right-symmetric $SU(3)\times SU(2)_{L}\times SU(2)_{R}\times U(1)$ extension, and $Spin(10)$ unification. This suggests a geom...

In these notes we introduce the Clifford algebra of a quadratic space using techniques from universal algebra and algebraic theory of quadratic forms. We also define the Clifford, Pin and Spin groups associated to the algebra, and study how they relate to the isommetry group of the original quadratic space. Lastly we introduce the algebraic spinors space as a minimal left ideal (equivalently an irreducible representation) over the Clifford algebra, and mention its application...

This thesis constitutes a first attempt to derive aspects of standard model particle physics from little more than an algebra. Here, we argue that physical concepts such as particles, causality, and irreversible time may result from the algebra acting on itself. We then focus on a special case by considering the algebra $\mathbb{R}\otimes\mathbb{C}\otimes\mathbb{H}\otimes\mathbb{O}$. Using nothing more than $\mathbb{R}\otimes\mathbb{C}\otimes\mathbb{H}\otimes\mathbb{O}$ actin...

A geometric approach to the standard model in terms of the Clifford algebra $% C\ell_{7}$ is advanced. The gauge symmetries and charge assignments of the fundamental fermions are seen to arise from a simple geometric model involving extra space-like dimensions. The bare coupling constants are found to obey $g_{s}/g=1$ and $g^{\prime}/g=\sqrt{3/5}$, consistent with SU(5) grand unification but without invoking the notion of master groups. In constructing the Lagrangian density ...

The exceptional euclidean Jordan algebra of 3x3 hermitian octonionic matrices, appears to be tailor made for the internal space of the three generations of quarks and leptons. The maximal rank subgroup of its automorphism group F4 that respects the lepton-quark splitting is the product of the colour SU(3) with an "electroweak" SU(3) factor. Its intersection with the automorphism group Spin(9) of the special Jordan subalgebra J, associated with a single generation of fundament...