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ExploringClifford<strong>Algebra</strong>.nb 20<br />

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m�<br />

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k�<br />

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1<br />

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2 ��Γ<br />

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m�<br />

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� p<br />

where �mp� 1 ��� 2 p �p � 1�. Hence we can finally cast the right hand side as a Clifford<br />

product by taking out the second Γ factor.<br />

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m�<br />

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� ��� � ��1�<br />

k�<br />

1<br />

mp���� p �p�1� �<br />

2 ���� �<br />

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� Α��� �<br />

�Β��� ���� Γ<br />

m�<br />

k�<br />

p<br />

12.17<br />

In a similar fashion we can show that the right hand side can be written in the alternative form:<br />

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m�<br />

�<br />

�<br />

���à p<br />

By reversing the order of Α m and Γ p<br />

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�m<br />

p�<br />

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� ��� � ��1�<br />

k�<br />

1<br />

��� p �p�1� �<br />

2 ����Α �<br />

�m<br />

�<br />

�<br />

���à p<br />

�<br />

� ��� k�<br />

����<br />

���� Γ<br />

� p<br />

in the first factor, formula 12.17 can be written as:<br />

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k�<br />

1<br />

��� p �p�1� �<br />

2 ���� �<br />

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���à p<br />

�<br />

� Α��� �<br />

�Β��� ���� Γ<br />

m�<br />

k�<br />

p<br />

12.18<br />

12.19<br />

† And by noting that the reverse, Γ of Γp is ��1�<br />

p<br />

1<br />

���� p �p�1�<br />

2 �Γp , we can absorb the sign into the<br />

† formulae by changing one of the Γ to Γ . For example:<br />

p p<br />

In sum: we can write:<br />

2001 4 26<br />

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� Γ<br />

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p �<br />

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p<br />

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k�<br />

mp � ����<br />

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�Β��� ���� Γ<br />

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p�<br />

k�<br />

p<br />

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12.20<br />

12.21<br />

12.22

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