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Quaternionic Electron Theory: Geometry, Algebra, and Dirac's Spinors

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The use of complexified quaternions andi-complex geometry in formulating the Dirac equationallows us to give interesting geometric interpretationshidden in the conventional matrix-basedapproach.

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  1. Stefano De Leo
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Leo, S.D., Rodrigues, W.A. Quaternionic Electron Theory: Geometry, Algebra, and Dirac's Spinors. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 37, 1707–1720 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026692508708

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