The nilpotent Dirac equation and its applications in particle physics
Peter Rowlands2003
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Abstract
The nilpotent Dirac formalism has been shown, in previous publications, to generate new physical explanations for aspects of particle physics, with the additional possibility of calculating some of the parameters involved in the Standard Model. The applications so far obtained are summarised, with an outline of some more recent developments.
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