Hestenes' tetrad and spin connections

International Journal of Theoretical Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1307-1324

  Reifler, Frank ^a   Morris, Randall ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirac equation; General relativity; Spin connections; Spinors; Yang Mills theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344463847     PISSN: 00207748     EISSN: 15729575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10773-005-4688-8     Document Type: Review

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