Generalized Dirac Operators on Lorentzian Manifolds and Propagation of Singularities
Author(s) -
Paolo Antonini
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
rendiconti del seminario matematico della università di padova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0373-319X
pISSN - 0041-8994
DOI - 10.4171/rsmup/126-14
Subject(s) - gravitational singularity , dirac (video compression format) , geodesic , dirac operator , clifford analysis , dirac algebra , mathematical physics , operator (biology) , dirac equation , space (punctuation) , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , repressor , transcription factor , neutrino , gene , operating system
We survey the correct definition of a generalized Dirac operator on a Space--Time and the classical result about propagation of singularities. This says that light travels along light--like geodesics. Finally we show this is also true for generalized Dirac operators.
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