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Clifford algebras and spinor representations

Here are a few general references on Clifford algebras, in reverse chronological order: [GVF, 2001], [Fri, 1997/2000], [BGV, 1992], [LM, 1989] and [ABS, 1964]. (See the bibliography for details.)

Subsections

Clifford algebras
The universality property
The trace
Periodicity
Chirality
$\Spinc$ and $\Spin$ groups
The Lie algebra of $\Spin(V)$
Orthogonal complex structures
Irreducible representations of $\bCl(V)$
Representations of $\Spinc(V)$

Pawel Witkowski 2006-03-14