nLab Weyl spinor

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Context

Representation theory

Spin geometry

spin geometry, string geometry, fivebrane geometry …

Ingredients

Spin geometry

rotation groups in low dimensions:

Dynkin label	sp. orth. group	spin group	pin group	semi-spin group
	SO(2)	Spin(2)	Pin(2)
B1	SO(3)	Spin(3)	Pin(3)
D2	SO(4)	Spin(4)	Pin(4)
B2	SO(5)	Spin(5)	Pin(5)
D3	SO(6)	Spin(6)
B3	SO(7)	Spin(7)
D4	SO(8)	Spin(8)		SO(8)
B4	SO(9)	Spin(9)
D5	SO(10)	Spin(10)
B5	SO(11)	Spin(11)
D6	SO(12)	Spin(12)
	$\vdots$	$\vdots$
D8	SO(16)	Spin(16)		SemiSpin(16)
	$\vdots$	$\vdots$
D16	SO(32)	Spin(32)		SemiSpin(32)

see also

String geometry

string geometry

Fivebrane geometry

Ninebrane geometry

ninebrane 10-group

Contents

Idea
Related concepts

Idea

A type of spin representation.

For the moment see here.

Related concepts

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