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Real Clifford group, Pin, and the two Spin subgroups
Definition
Let be a finite-dimensional nondegenerate real quadratic space with , and let use . Use the grading involution and Clifford conjugation from Clifford involutions and the norm of a vector product. Let and be the even and odd parts for word-length parity. Define the unrestricted twisted Clifford normalizer as the set
Define the normalized anisotropic vectors . For , Pin is the subgroup of generated by ; for , set Pin. Define
For definite signature, the conventional names Pin and Pin mean the groups in and , respectively. In mixed signature the subscript “full” is retained because the full even subgroup and the norm-one subgroup can have different images.
Remarks
The unrestricted normalizer's closure and homogeneity are local proof obligations in this pair. The scalar is included explicitly in dimension zero.
Depends on
Used by
- Given Spin and Spin-c structures and their spinor bundles Definition
- Spin lifts of oriented orthonormal frame bundles Definition
- A mixed-sign even lift has norm minus one Example
- Pin lift squares and the Spin(2) double-angle map Example
- The split even Clifford algebra in signature (1,1) Example
- Local Spin lift from the matrix logarithm Lemma
- Normalized Pin products and Clifford norm Lemma
- Spin structures exist exactly when w2 vanishes and then form an H1 torsor Lemma
- Twisted Clifford action, reflections, and scalar kernel Lemma
- Complex spinor modules and complete reducibility for Euclidean Spin Theorem
- Real Pin and full-even Spin images, kernels, and definite compactness Theorem
- Real Spin Thom isomorphisms with real and quaternionic sources Theorem
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Sources
- Jean Gallier, Clifford Algebras, Clifford Groups, and a Generalization of the Quaternions: The Pin and Spin Groups, §§1.3–1.5 (standard reference, not scraped)
- Eckhard Meinrenken, Lie groups and Clifford algebras, Chapter 2 §4.1 (standard reference, not scraped)