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On Geometry and Physics of Staggered Lattice Fermions

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Abstract

This report contains:

  1. 1.

    Introduction.

  2. 2.

    The Problem of Lattice Fermions.

  3. 3.

    Relation between Dirac Fields and Differential Forms.

  4. 4.

    Dirac Kaehler Equation and Clifford Product on a Cubic Lattice.

  5. 5.

    The Symmetry of the Dirac Kaehler Equation on the Lattice.

  6. 6.

    A Physics Problem.

  7. 7.

    Summary and Outlook.

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Joos, H. (1986). On Geometry and Physics of Staggered Lattice Fermions. In: Chisholm, J.S.R., Common, A.K. (eds) Clifford Algebras and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4728-3_35

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