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A Dirac algebraic approach to supersymmetry

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The power of the Dirac algebra is illustrated through the Kähler correspondence between a pair of Dirac spinors and a 16-component bosonic field. The SO(5, 1) group acts on both the fermion and boson fields, leading to a supersymmetric equation of the Dirac type involving all these fields.

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    Feza Gürsey

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Research supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC-02-76 ERO 3075.

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Gürsey, F. A Dirac algebraic approach to supersymmetry. Found Phys 13, 289–296 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01906178

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