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Using the correspondence between the Clifford and exterior algebras we write the Dirac equation in terms of differential forms. The covariances of the theory are then examined. We show in detail the correspondence with usual matrix methods.
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Benn, I.M., Tucker, R.W. The Dirac equation in exterior form. Commun.Math. Phys. 98, 53–63 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01211043
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01211043