The Geometry of Self-Dual Gauge Fields

dc.creatorBilge, A. H.
dc.creatorDereli, T.
dc.creatorKoçak, Ş.
dc.date1996-12-24
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dc.descriptionSelf-dual 2-forms in D=2n dimensions are characterised by an eigenvalue criterion. The equivalence of various definitions of self-duality is proven. We show that the self-dual 2-forms determine a n^2-n+1 dimensional manifold S_{2n} and the dimension of the maximal linear subspaces of S_{2n}$ is equal to the Radon-Hurwitz number of linearly independent vector fields on the sphere S^{2n-1}. The relation between the maximal linear subspaces and the representations of Clifford algebras is noted. A general procedure based on this relation for the explicit construction of linearly self-dual 2-forms is given. The construction of the octonionic instanton solution in D=8 dimensions is discussed.
dc.description14 pages, Latex (No figures) Paper presented to The 9th Max Born Symposium, Karpacz, Poland 25-27 September 1996
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9612230
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9612230
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/54863
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleThe Geometry of Self-Dual Gauge Fields
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