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The spinor structure on space-time manifold is investigated in the frame of Crumeyrolle's approach. Some of his theorems are simplified. The equivalence of this approach to the Milnor and Lichnerowicz one is shown using topological properties of the group space of ℒ0. The equivalence of any two spinor structures on simply connected space-time is established.
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Partly supported by the Polish Government under the Research Program MR I.7.
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Bugajska, K. Spinor structure of space-time. Int J Theor Phys 18, 77–93 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00673018
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