Physlib.Relativity.Fermions.Weyl.Unit
Units of Weyl fermions
We define the units for Weyl fermions, often denoted `δ` in the literature.
Contraction of the units
Symmetry properties of the units
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Unit tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors
This definition represents the unit element (or identity tensor) within the tensor product , where is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors and is its dual. In physics literature, this is typically denoted by the Kronecker delta and corresponds to the canonical isomorphism between and the space of endomorphisms .
Expansion of the left-handed Weyl fermion unit tensor in the standard basis
Let denote the standard basis for the complex vector space of left-handed Weyl fermions , and let denote the corresponding dual basis for . The unit tensor for left-handed fermions (often denoted by and belonging to the tensor product space ) is equal to the sum of the tensor products of the basis elements with their duals:
-invariant contraction for left-handed Weyl fermions
The definition represents the -equivariant linear map (intertwining map) from the tensor product of the left-handed Weyl fermion representation and its dual representation to the trivial representation on . This map corresponds to the invariant tensor used in physics for the contraction of a left-handed spinor with a dual left-handed spinor.
for Weyl fermions
Let denote the left-dual left-unit for Weyl fermions. The application of this unit to is equal to its tensor value , expressed as .
Identity tensor for left-handed Weyl spinors
The identity tensor (or unit element) in the tensor product space , where is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors and is its dual space.
Expansion of the left-handed Weyl fermion unit in the standard basis
Let be the standard basis for the complex vector space of left-handed Weyl fermions (denoted by `leftBasis`), and let be the corresponding dual basis (denoted by `dualLeftBasis`). The unit element (represented by `dualLeftLeftUnitVal`) is given by the expansion: where denotes the tensor product over .
Contraction map for left-handed Weyl fermions
The `dualLeftLeftUnit` is the intertwining map (an equivariant linear map) from the tensor product of the dual left-handed Weyl spinor representation and the left-handed Weyl spinor representation of the special linear group to the trivial representation on . This map corresponds to the natural pairing or contraction between a dual spinor and a spinor, which is often denoted by the Kronecker delta in physics literature.
The dual left-left unit evaluated at equals
In the theory of Weyl fermions, let denote the dual left-left unit. This theorem states that evaluating the dual left-left unit map at the unit element yields the canonical value .
The unit in
The canonical unit element belonging to the tensor product space , where represents the space of right-handed Weyl spinors and represents its dual space.
The unit element for right-handed Weyl fermions, `rightDualRightUnitVal` (often representing the identity or the Kronecker delta in spinor space), can be expanded in terms of the standard basis and its dual basis as the sum of their tensor products: where are the basis vectors for the right-handed Weyl fermion space and are the corresponding dual basis vectors.
Intertwining map for the right-handed Weyl fermion unit
The intertwining map (equivariant map) from the tensor product of the right-handed Weyl fermion representation and its dual representation to the trivial representation of over . This map represents the canonical invariant contraction between a right-handed spinor and a dual right-handed spinor, which is often denoted as in physics literature.
For Weyl fermions, the right dual right unit map, when evaluated at the identity , is equal to the constant tensor representing the right dual right unit value. Specifically, .
Right-handed Weyl fermion unit
The unit tensor, commonly denoted as , in the tensor product space of the dual right-handed Weyl spinor space and the right-handed Weyl spinor space over the complex numbers , representing the identity element in .
Expansion of the right-handed unit tensor
In the complex vector space of right-handed Weyl fermions, the unit tensor is equal to the sum of the tensor products of the dual basis elements and the standard basis elements: where is the standard basis for right-handed Weyl fermions, is its corresponding dual basis, and denotes the tensor product over .
Invariant contraction for right-handed Weyl fermions
This definition characterizes an intertwining map (an invariant linear map) from the tensor product of the dual right-handed Weyl fermion representation and the right-handed Weyl fermion representation of to the trivial representation on . In physics, this corresponds to the invariant Kronecker delta symbol used for the contraction of a right-handed spinor with its dual.
The dual right-right unit for Weyl fermions, denoted as , evaluated at is equal to the value .
Contraction of with the Weyl unit equals
For any left-handed Weyl fermion , let be the unit element (or invariant tensor) in the tensor product of dual left-handed Weyl fermions and left-handed Weyl fermions. The contraction of with the dual component of is equal to , which can be expressed as: where is the left dual contraction, is the inverse associativity isomorphism of the tensor product, and is the left identity isomorphism .
Contraction of a dual left-handed Weyl spinor with the unit equals
Let and be the spaces of dual left-handed Weyl spinors and left-handed Weyl spinors over , respectively. Let be the canonical unit element for left-handed Weyl fermions. For any dual left-handed Weyl spinor , the contraction of with the first factor of results in : where is the contraction map, is the associativity isomorphism, and is the left identity isomorphism.
Contraction of a Right-Handed Weyl Fermion with the unit tensor equals
Let denote the space of right-handed Weyl fermions (spinors) and denote its dual space. Let be the unit tensor and be the canonical contraction (evaluation) map. For any right-handed Weyl fermion , contracting the first two factors of the re-associated tensor yields . That is, where is the associativity isomorphism and is the left identity isomorphism.
Contraction of a Dual Right-Handed Weyl Spinor with the Right Unit is the Spinor itself
Let and be the spaces of dual right-handed and right-handed Weyl spinors over the complex numbers . Let be the canonical unit element (represented by `rightDualRightUnit 1`). For any dual right-handed Weyl spinor , the contraction of with the first component of results in . Formally, this is expressed as: where is the dual contraction map, is the associativity isomorphism of the tensor product, and is the left identity isomorphism .
Symmetry of Weyl fermion units and
Let denote the space of left-handed Weyl fermions and denote its dual space. The unit tensor in (denoted by `dualLeftLeftUnit`) is equal to the unit tensor in (denoted by `leftDualLeftUnit`) after applying the canonical commutativity isomorphism that swaps the factors of the tensor product.
`leftDualLeftUnit` equals the swap of `dualLeftLeftUnit`
Let denote the vector space of left-handed Weyl spinors (`Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) and denote its dual space (`Fermion.DualLeftHandedWeyl`). Let (or simply ) be the unit element defined by `leftDualLeftUnit` and be the unit element defined by `dualLeftLeftUnit`. The theorem states that: where is the canonical commutativity isomorphism of the tensor product that swaps the order of the factors.
The dual-right-right Weyl unit is the swap of the right-dual-right Weyl unit
Let be the vector space of right-handed Weyl spinors and be its dual space. Let be the right-dual-right unit and be the dual-right-right unit (the canonical tensors representing the identity in their respective tensor product spaces). The theorem states that is equal to the image of under the canonical commutativity isomorphism of the tensor product , which swaps the order of the tensor factors.
Symmetry of Right-Handed Weyl Units under Tensor Commutation
Let denote the vector space of right-handed Weyl fermions over , and let be its dual space. Let be the unit element (the right-dual-right unit) and be the corresponding unit in the reversed tensor product space. The theorem states that is equal to the image of under the canonical commutation map that swaps the tensor factors (i.e., ).
