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Main Author: Gresnigt, Niels
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07857
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contents 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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spellingShingle Electroweak Structure and Three Fermion Generations in Clifford Algebra with S3 Family Symmetry
Gresnigt, Niels
General Physics
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.
title Electroweak Structure and Three Fermion Generations in Clifford Algebra with S3 Family Symmetry
topic General Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07857