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On Kähler’s Geometric Description of Dirac Fields

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The lattice approximation of gauge fields is based on their geometric interpretation. In a similar way, a differential geometric generalization of the Dirac equation due to E. Kähler1 seems to be an appropriate starting point for the lattice approximation of matter fields2,3. It is the purpose of this lecture to illustrate several aspects of this approach.

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Göckeler, M., Joos, H. (1984). On Kähler’s Geometric Description of Dirac Fields. In: ’t Hooft, G., Jaffe, A., Lehmann, H., Mitter, P.K., Singer, I.M., Stora, R. (eds) Progress in Gauge Field Theory. NATO ASI Series, vol 115. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0280-4_9

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