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Spinor Fields, Singular Structures, Charge Conjugation, ELKO and Neutrino Masses

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In this paper, we consider the most general treatment of spinor fields, their kinematic classification and the ensuing dynamic polar reduction, for both classes of regular and singular spinors; specifying onto the singular class, we discuss features of the corresponding field equations, taking into special account the sub-classes of Weyl and Majorana spinors; for the latter case, we study the condition of charge-conjugation, presenting a detailed introduction to a newly-defined type of spinor, that is the so-called ELKO spinor: at the end of our investigation, we will assess how all elements will concur to lay the bases for a simple proposal of neutrino mass generation.

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Fabbri, L. Spinor Fields, Singular Structures, Charge Conjugation, ELKO and Neutrino Masses. Adv. Appl. Clifford Algebras 28, 7 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00006-018-0821-7

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