/- Copyright (c) 2024 Joseph Tooby-Smith. All rights reserved. Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE. Authors: Joseph Tooby-Smith -/ import HepLean.Meta.Informal /-! # Weyl fermions -/ /-! ## The definition of Weyl fermion vector spaces. We define the vector spaces corresponding to different types of Weyl fermions. Note: We should prevent casting between these vector spaces. -/ namespace Fermion informal_definition leftHandedWeyl where math :≈ "The vector space ℂ^2 carrying the fundamental representation of SL(2,C)." physics :≈ "A Weyl fermion with indices ψ_a." ref :≈ "https://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/modernsusy/slides/slideimages/spinorfeynrules.pdf" informal_definition rightHandedWeyl where math :≈ "The vector space ℂ^2 carrying the conjguate representation of SL(2,C)." physics :≈ "A Weyl fermion with indices ψ_{dot a}." ref :≈ "https://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/modernsusy/slides/slideimages/spinorfeynrules.pdf" informal_definition altLeftHandedWeyl where math :≈ "The vector space ℂ^2 carrying the representation of SL(2,C) given by M → (M⁻¹)ᵀ." physics :≈ "A Weyl fermion with indices ψ^a." ref :≈ "https://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/modernsusy/slides/slideimages/spinorfeynrules.pdf" informal_definition altRightHandedWeyl where math :≈ "The vector space ℂ^2 carrying the representation of SL(2,C) given by M → (M⁻¹)^†." physics :≈ "A Weyl fermion with indices ψ^{dot a}." ref :≈ "https://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/modernsusy/slides/slideimages/spinorfeynrules.pdf" /-! ## Equivalences between Weyl fermion vector spaces. -/ informal_definition leftHandedWeylAltEquiv where math :≈ "The linear equiv between leftHandedWeyl and altLeftHandedWeyl given by multiplying an element of rightHandedWeyl by the matrix `εᵃ⁰ᵃ¹ = !![0, 1; -1, 0]]`." deps :≈ [``leftHandedWeyl, ``altLeftHandedWeyl] informal_lemma leftHandedWeylAltEquiv_equivariant where math :≈ "The linear equiv leftHandedWeylAltEquiv is equivariant with respect to the action of SL(2,C) on leftHandedWeyl and altLeftHandedWeyl." deps :≈ [``leftHandedWeylAltEquiv] informal_definition rightHandedWeylAltEquiv where math :≈ "The linear equiv between rightHandedWeyl and altRightHandedWeyl given by multiplying an element of rightHandedWeyl by the matrix `εᵃ⁰ᵃ¹ = !![0, 1; -1, 0]]`" deps :≈ [``rightHandedWeyl, ``altRightHandedWeyl] informal_lemma rightHandedWeylAltEquiv_equivariant where math :≈ "The linear equiv rightHandedWeylAltEquiv is equivariant with respect to the action of SL(2,C) on rightHandedWeyl and altRightHandedWeyl." deps :≈ [``rightHandedWeylAltEquiv] /-! ## Contraction of Weyl fermions. -/ informal_definition leftAltWeylContraction where math :≈ "The linear map from leftHandedWeyl ⊗ altLeftHandedWeyl to ℂ given by summing over components of leftHandedWeyl and altLeftHandedWeyl in the standard basis (i.e. the dot product)." physics :≈ "The contraction of a left-handed Weyl fermion with a right-handed Weyl fermion. In index notation this is ψ_a φ^a." deps :≈ [``leftHandedWeyl, ``altLeftHandedWeyl] informal_lemma leftAltWeylContraction_invariant where math :≈ "The contraction leftAltWeylContraction is invariant with respect to the action of SL(2,C) on leftHandedWeyl and altLeftHandedWeyl." deps :≈ [``leftAltWeylContraction] informal_definition altLeftWeylContraction where math :≈ "The linear map from altLeftHandedWeyl ⊗ leftHandedWeyl to ℂ given by summing over components of altLeftHandedWeyl and leftHandedWeyl in the standard basis (i.e. the dot product)." physics :≈ "The contraction of a left-handed Weyl fermion with a right-handed Weyl fermion. In index notation this is φ^a ψ_a ." deps :≈ [``leftHandedWeyl, ``altLeftHandedWeyl] informal_lemma leftAltWeylContraction_symm_altLeftWeylContraction where math :≈ "The linear map altLeftWeylContraction is leftAltWeylContraction composed with the braiding of the tensor product." deps :≈ [``leftAltWeylContraction, ``altLeftWeylContraction] informal_lemma altLeftWeylContraction_invariant where math :≈ "The contraction altLeftWeylContraction is invariant with respect to the action of SL(2,C) on leftHandedWeyl and altLeftHandedWeyl." deps :≈ [``altLeftWeylContraction] informal_definition rightAltWeylContraction where math :≈ "The linear map from rightHandedWeyl ⊗ altRightHandedWeyl to ℂ given by summing over components of rightHandedWeyl and altRightHandedWeyl in the standard basis (i.e. the dot product)." physics :≈ "The contraction of a right-handed Weyl fermion with a left-handed Weyl fermion. In index notation this is ψ_{dot a} φ^{dot a}." deps :≈ [``rightHandedWeyl, ``altRightHandedWeyl] informal_lemma rightAltWeylContraction_invariant where math :≈ "The contraction rightAltWeylContraction is invariant with respect to the action of SL(2,C) on rightHandedWeyl and altRightHandedWeyl." deps :≈ [``rightAltWeylContraction] informal_definition altRightWeylContraction where math :≈ "The linear map from altRightHandedWeyl ⊗ rightHandedWeyl to ℂ given by summing over components of altRightHandedWeyl and rightHandedWeyl in the standard basis (i.e. the dot product)." physics :≈ "The contraction of a right-handed Weyl fermion with a left-handed Weyl fermion. In index notation this is φ^{dot a} ψ_{dot a}." deps :≈ [``rightHandedWeyl, ``altRightHandedWeyl] informal_lemma rightAltWeylContraction_symm_altRightWeylContraction where math :≈ "The linear map altRightWeylContraction is rightAltWeylContraction composed with the braiding of the tensor product." deps :≈ [``rightAltWeylContraction, ``altRightWeylContraction] informal_lemma altRightWeylContraction_invariant where math :≈ "The contraction altRightWeylContraction is invariant with respect to the action of SL(2,C) on rightHandedWeyl and altRightHandedWeyl." deps :≈ [``altRightWeylContraction] end Fermion