Representations of Clifford Algebras with Hyperbolic Numbers

The representations of Clifford algebras and their involutions and anti-involutions are fully investigated since decades. However, these representations do sometimes not comply with usual conventions within physics. A few simple examples are presented, which point out that the hyperbolic numbers can close this gap.      

Explicit Matrix Realization of Clifford Algebras

In this paper, we construct associative subalgebras ${{L_{2}}{n}(\mathbb{R})}$ of the real ${2^{n} \times 2^{n}}$ matrix algebra ${{M_{2}}{n}(\mathbb{R})}$ , which is isomorphic to the real Clifford algebra ${C \ell_{0},n}$ for every ${n \in N}$ .     

Representations of Clifford Algebras on Function Spaces on the Cantor Set

We give a representation of the (infinite-dimensional) complex Clifford algebra on the Hilbert space of square-integrable complexvalued functions on the Cantor set.     

*-Identities of Minimal Degree in Matrix Algebras of Low Order

Let M6(K,*) be the 6 × 6 matrix algebra with symplectic involution over a field K of characteristic 0. We consider *-polynomial identities in symmetric to the involution matrices and prove that their minimal degree in M6(K,*) is 9. For special *-polynomials we make the conjecture that their minimal degree in M2n(K,*) for n 2 is 4n.     

Real Clifford Algebras as Tensor Products over Centers

Denote by ${\mathcal{C}\ell_{p,q}}$ the Clifford algebra on the real vector space ${\mathbb{R}^{p,q}}$ . This paper gives a unified tensor product expression of ${\mathcal{C}\ell_{p,q}}$ by using the center of ${\mathcal{C}\ell_{p,q}}$ . The main result states that for nonnegative integers p, q, ${\mathcal{C}\ell_{p,q} \simeq \otimes^{\kappa-\delta}\mathcal{C}_{1,1} \otimes Cen(\mathcal{C}\ell_{p,q}) \otimes^{\delta} \mathcal{C}\ell_{0,2},}$ where ${p + q \equiv \varepsilon}$ mod 2, ${\kappa = ((p + q) - \varepsilon)/2, p - |q - \varepsilon| \equiv i}$ mod 8 and ${\delta = \lfloor i / 4 \rfloor}$ .     

Real Matrix Representations for the Complex Quaternions

Starting from known results, due to Y. Tian in [5], referring to the real matrix representations of the real quaternions, in this paper we will investigate the left and right real matrix representations for the complex quaternions and we will give some examples in the special case of the complex Fibonacci quaternions.     

Lattice-Ordered Matrix Algebras Over Real GCD-Domains

Let R ? ? be a GCD-domain. In this article, Weinberg's conjecture on the n × n matrix algebra M _n (R) (n ≥ 2) is proved. Moreover, all the lattice orders (up to isomorphisms) on a full 2 × 2 matrix algebra over R are obtained.     

Circles and Clifford Algebras

Consider a smooth map of a neighborhood of the origin in a real vector space into a neighborhood of the origin in a Euclidean space. Suppose that this map takes all germs of lines passing through the origin to germs of Euclidean circles, or lines, or a point. We prove that under some simple additional assumptions this map takes all lines passing though the origin to the same circles as a Hopf map coming from a representation of a Clifford algebra. We also describe a connection between our result and the Hurwitz–Radon theorem about sums of squares.     

Finite-dimensional Representations for a Class of Generalized Intersection Matrix Lie Algebras

In this paper, the authors study a class of generalized intersection matrix Lie algebras gim(M_n), and prove that its every finite-dimensional semisimple quotient is of type M(n, a, c, d). Particularly, any finite dimensional irreducible gim(M_n) module must be an irreducible module of Lie algebra of type M(n, a, c, d) and any finite dimensional irreducible module of Lie algebra of type M(n, a, c, d) must be an irreducible module of gim(M_n).     

Classification of Extended Clifford Algebras

Considering tensor products of special commutative algebras and general real Clifford algebras, we arrive at extended Clifford algebras. We have found that there are five types of extended Clifford algebras. The class of extended Clifford algebras is closed with respect to the tensor product.     

Ideal Structure of Clifford Algebras

The structures of the ideals of Clifford algebras which can be both infinite dimensional and degenerate over the real numbers are investigated.      

Extended Grassmann and Clifford Algebras

This paper is intended to investigate Grassmann and Clifford algebras over Peano spaces, introducing their respective associated extended algebras, and to explore these concepts also from the counterspace viewpoint. The presented formalism explains how the concept of chirality stems from the bracket, as defined by Rota et all [1]. The exterior (regressive) algebra is shown to share the exterior (progressive) algebra in the direct sum of chiral and achiral subspaces. The duality between scalars and volume elements, respectively under the progressive and the regressive products is shown to have chirality, in the case when the dimension n of the Peano space is even. In other words, the counterspace volume element is shown to be a scalar or a pseudoscalar, depending on the dimension of the vector space to be respectively odd or even. The de Rham cochain associated with the differential operator is constituted by a sequence of exterior algebra homogeneous subspaces subsequently chiral and achiral. Thus we prove that the exterior algebra over the space and the exterior algebra constructed on the counterspace are only pseudoduals each other, if we introduce chirality. The extended Clifford algebra is introduced in the light of the periodicity theorem of Clifford algebras context, wherein the Clifford and extended Clifford algebras can be embedded in which is shown to be exactly the extended Clifford algebra. We present the essential character of the Rota’s bracket, relating it to the formalism exposed by Conradt [25], introducing the regressive product and subsequently the counterspace. Clifford algebras are constructed over the counterspace, and the duality between progressive and regressive products is presented using the dual Hodge star operator. The differential and codifferential operators are also defined for the extended exterior algebras from the regressive product viewpoint, and it is shown they uniquely tumble right out progressive and regressive exterior products of 1-forms. R. da Rocha is supported by CAPES     

First Order Differential Operators Associated to the Space of Monogenic Functions in Parameter-Depending Clifford Algebras

This paper is aimed at finding all linear first order partial differential operators \({\mathcal{F}}\) with parameter-depending Clifford-algebra-valued coefficients, that are associated to the generalized Cauchy-Riemann operator. In order to obtain the conditions on the coefficients of \({\mathcal{F}}\), a Leibniz rule for functions with values in a more general Clifford-type algebra is proved. Using the theory of associated spaces, we show the construction of solutions of initial value problems involving these operators.     

Unitary Spaces on Clifford Algebras

For the complex Clifford algebra (p, q) of dimension n = p + q we define a Hermitian scalar product. This scalar product depends on the signature (p, q) of Clifford algebra. So, we arrive at unitary spaces on Clifford algebras. With the aid of Hermitian idempotents we suggest a new construction of, so called, normal matrix representations of Clifford algebra elements. These representations take into account the structure of unitary space on Clifford algebra. The work of N.M. is supported in part by the Russian President’s grant NSh-6705.2006.1.