Simplification of the covariant derivatives of spinors
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Calculating the spinor connection in curved spacetime is a tiresome and fallible task. This pedagogical paper display an equivalent but simple form of the covariant derivative for both the Weyl spinor and the Dirac bispinor, which is more convenient for calculation, and its geometrical meanings are more distinct. PACS numbers: 02.30.Xx, 04.20.Cv
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تاریخ انتشار 2009