The bundles of algebraic and Dirac-Hestenes spinor fields

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2945-2966

  Mosna, Ricardo A ^a   Rodrigues Jr , Waldyr A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 3543109782     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1757038     Document Type: Article

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