Kaluza-Klein Reduction of the 6 Dimensional \\ Dirac Equation on mathbb{S}³ cong SU(2) and \\ Non-abelian Topological Insulators
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mathbbdimensionaldiracequationreductioninsulatorskaluza-kleinnon-abelian
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In this work, the Kaluza-Klein reduction of the Dirac equation on a 6 dimensional spacetime $\mathbb{M}^{1+5} := \mathbb{M}^{1+2} \times \mathbb{S}^3$ is studied. Because of the group structure on $\mathbb{S}^3$, $\mathbb{M}^{1+5}$ can be seen as a principal $SU(2)$ bundle over the model Lorentzian spacetime $\mathbb{M}^{1+2}$. The dimensional reduction induces non-minimal $SU(2)$ couplings to the theory on $\mathbb{M}^{1+2}$. These interaction terms will be investigated by comparing with a minimally $SU(2)$ coupled Dirac equation on $\mathbb{M}^{1+2}$. We hope that these results may help us to understand non-abelian interactions of topological insulators.
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