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The multivectors (”cliffors”) of three-dimensional Euclidean space form a complex four-dimensional vector space with the Minkowski metric. In fact all elements of the real Clifford algebra of Minkowski space (the ‘Dirac’ or ‘spacetime’ algebra) can be mapped (in two mappings) onto the Pauli algebra. The Pauli algebra is used here to provide a covariant description of elementary charges and electromagnetic radiation fields in terms of ‘spinors’ which represent Lorentz transformations describing their motion.
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Baylis, W.E. (1993). Electrons, Photons, and Spinors in the Pauli Algebra. In: Oziewicz, Z., Jancewicz, B., Borowiec, A. (eds) Spinors, Twistors, Clifford Algebras and Quantum Deformations. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1719-7_12
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