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Let us consider a space-time manifold M such that locally its structure is given by that of Minkowski space i.e. it has a Lorentzian metric.
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Bandyopadhyay, P. (2003). Theory of Spinors. In: Geometry, Topology and Quantum Field Theory. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 130. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1697-0_1
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