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On the concepts of Lie and covariant derivatives of spinors. I

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, , Citation D J Hurley and M A Vandyck 1994 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 27 4569 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/27/13/030

0305-4470/27/13/4569

Abstract

A unified framework for defining Lie and covariant derivatives of spinor fields is presented, which is applicable without restriction on the spacetime connection. The results obtained previously by other authors are analysed and compared with the outcomes of this new formalism.

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10.1088/0305-4470/27/13/030