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I find that there are a very, very large number of words that one must read through before getting to the definition of what a spinor is.

But then, when we finally arrive at the "formal mathematical definition", we are told that the "space of spinors" is the "fundamental representation of the Clifford algebra".

Which Clifford algebra? We are not told. And What is a spinor? We are still not told.

This is exasperating to anyone trying to understand what "a spinor" means. 2601:200:C000:1A0:BD2E:1150:73B7:AF9B (talk) 18:36, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above comment is correct and still applicable in 2024. Jess_Riedel (talk) 22:20, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_group#

And other pages within Wikipedia, use fraktur script, when talking about some Lie algebra, is there a reason why it's not consistent?

Please don't take it as a criticism of a "B" rating article, we all know Wikipedia is the most accessible loci for research. I know there is no timeline for Wikipedia edits, and it is probably just as easy for a senior editor to search for the term "so(" and change to fraktur, than it is for them to review my edits...

But if you want, I'll change all the instances of spin groups within Lie algebras pages?

Signed - Abbot Johann Heidenberg 49.185.41.142 (talk) 17:02, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have made this https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinor&type=revision&diff=1112165710&oldid=1102973222 edit. I think I have not made any mistake in doing so, but if I have, then please correct it. But please do not undo my edit without considering the following.

The reason for my edit is that the current version of the article uses three different font formats, and this makes it hard for the reader, even if it makes it easier for the editor. I submit that ease for the reader should be decisive. Please consider this carefully.

A maxim here is 'every second that a writer saves in short-cut writing costs the reader five minutes to work out the proper reading'.

The font consistency work that I have started in that edit should be progressed throughout the article.Chjoaygame (talk) 00:45, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]