Inversion of the Covering Map for Indefinite Spin Groups

dc.contributor.advisorRamakrishna, Viswanath
dc.creatorAdjei, Francis
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-29T15:24:22Z
dc.date.available2017-08-29T15:24:22Z
dc.date.created2017-08
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2017
dc.date.updated2017-08-29T15:24:22Z
dc.description.abstractThe double covering of Orthogonal groups by the Spin groups is vital for many applications. In this dissertation, we address the important question of inverting the covering map φ_{p,q} : Spin⁺(p,q) → SO⁺(p,q) for (p,q)∈ (2,1),(2,2),(3,1),(3,2),(3,3) in the indefinite case. We also develop explicit formulae for the forward map φ_{p,q} : Spin⁺(p,q) → SO⁺(p,q) for (p,q)∈ (1,2),(1,3),(2,3). We do not work with the even subalgebra of Cl(p,q) and thus our formulae are quite explicit. Our method relies significantly on standard Givens and hyperbolic Givens.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/5472
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright ©2017 is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Eugene McDermott Library. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
dc.subjectClifford algebras
dc.subjectGroup theory
dc.subjectDecomposition (Mathematics)
dc.titleInversion of the Covering Map for Indefinite Spin Groups
dc.typeDissertation
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentMathematics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Dallas
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePHD

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