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View SchemaElectroweak Structure and Three Fermion Generations in Clifford Algebra with S3 Family Symmetry
| Authors | Niels Gresnigt |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | 2601.07857vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07857 |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
We construct an explicit algebraic realisation of three fermion generations within a single Clifford algebra, transforming under the full Standard Model $SU(3)_C\times SU(2)_L\times U(1)_Y$ gauge group, in which an intrinsic $S_3$ family symmetry permutes three algebraically distinguished but gauge-equivalent fermion sectors without replicating the gauge bosons. Fermionic states are represented by minimal left ideals of the complex Clifford algebra $\mathbb{C}\ell(10)$, while the three-generation structure arises from an embedded discrete $S_3$ symmetry acting on the space of algebraic spinors. The Standard Model gauge generators are identified as elements commuting with this $S_3$ action and act on physical states via the adjoint (commutator) action. The resulting spectrum reproduces the correct Standard Model quantum numbers for three linearly independent generations of fermions.
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