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Dirac-to-Weyl gamma-matrix similarity transform (γμ=Uγ​μU−1)

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For the Dirac representation of the gamma matrices, the unitary matrix
U=2​1​(I2​I2​​−I2​I2​​)
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sends γ​0 to (0I2​​I2​0​) while commuting with every spatial gamma matrix. This is the standard Weyl representation of the gamma matrices with spatial blocks (0,σi;−σi,0). The similarity transformation preserves the Clifford algebra relations. Changing block-order or chirality conventions can change the displayed transformation, so its direction must be specified.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2017 / iii / Paper 301 / 2 / c / Solution

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