Signature change and Clifford algebras

Citation
D. Miralles et al., Signature change and Clifford algebras, INT J THEOR, 40(1), 2001, pp. 229-241
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00207748 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
229 - 241
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7748(200101)40:1<229:SCACA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Given the real Clifford algebra of a quadratic space with a given signature , we define a new product in this structure such that it simulates the Clif ford product of a quadratic space with another signature different from the original one. Among the possible applications of this new product, we use it in order to write the Minkowskian Dirac equation over the Euclidean spac etime and to define a new duality operation in terms of which one can find self-dual and anti-self-dual solutions of gauge fields over Minkowski space time analogous to the ones over Euclidean spacetime and without needing to complexify the original real algebra.