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Spinor azimuth convention
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Spinor azimuth convention
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2026-10-20
With
X
12
=
x
+
i
y
,
a
spinor
whose components have phases
e
−
i
ϕ
/2
and
e
i
ϕ
/2
has
x
+
i
y
∝
e
−
i
ϕ
, so its physical
azimuth
is
−
ϕ
. The usual positive
azimuth
for those phases
uses
X
12
=
x
−
i
y
. Both conventions are valid if used consistently.
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