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A biquaternionic reformulation of Maxwell's equations via Fourier analysis

Aar\'on Guill\'en-Villalobos , Briceyda B. Delgado , H\'ector Vargas Rodr\'iguez This is my paper

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Biquaternionic analysis of the parabolic Dirac operator via Fourier transforms produces explicit solutions to the time-dependent Maxwell equations.

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The paper examines the parabolic Dirac operator in a biquaternionic framework and characterizes its kernel using generalized div-curl systems along with Cauchy-Riemann-type relations between real and imaginary parts. By applying the Fourier transform, it identifies the transform of a fundamental solution and constructs a right inverse operator. This framework is then used to obtain explicit vectorial solutions for the time-dependent Maxwell system. The approach extends earlier biquaternionic techniques and aims to provide analytical efficiency for electromagnetic problems.

Core claim

The kernel of the parabolic Dirac operator D ± i∂t is characterized in the biquaternionic setting via generalized div-curl systems and Cauchy-Riemann-type relations between the real and imaginary parts. The Fourier transform fully characterizes a fundamental solution of this operator, enabling the construction of a well-defined right inverse. As an application, explicit vectorial solutions to the time-dependent Maxwell system are derived.

What carries the argument

The right inverse of the parabolic Dirac operator D ± i∂t in biquaternions, constructed using the Fourier transform of its fundamental solution.

If this is right

  • Explicit vectorial solutions to the time-dependent Maxwell equations can be derived directly from the right inverse.
  • The method extends previous biquaternionic approaches to Maxwell's equations.
  • Analytical efficiency is offered for solving complex electromagnetic problems.
  • The kernel characterization supports the development of fundamental solutions for related operators.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • This construction could be adapted to solve other systems of partial differential equations in physics that admit similar operator reformulations.
  • Implementing the right inverse numerically might lead to new simulation methods for electromagnetic fields.
  • Links to other areas of hypercomplex analysis, such as applications in fluid mechanics or quantum mechanics, may emerge from the same kernel description.

Load-bearing premise

The kernel of the parabolic Dirac operator can be fully characterized via generalized div-curl systems and Cauchy-Riemann-type relations between real and imaginary parts in the biquaternionic setting.

What would settle it

An explicit counterexample consisting of a solution to the time-dependent Maxwell equations that cannot be obtained from the constructed right inverse operator would disprove the claim.

read the original abstract

We analyze the parabolic Dirac operator $D \pm i\partial_t$ in a biquaternionic setting, characterizing its kernel via generalized div-curl systems and Cauchy-Riemann-type relations between the real and imaginary parts. Using the machinery provided by the Fourier transform, we fully characterize the Fourier transform of a fundamental solution of this operator and construct a well-defined right inverse operator. As an application, we derive explicit vectorial solutions to the time-dependent Maxwell system, extending prior biquaternionic approaches. These tools offer analytical efficiency for complex electromagnetic problems.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript analyzes the parabolic Dirac operator D ± i∂t in a biquaternionic setting. It characterizes the kernel via generalized div-curl systems and Cauchy-Riemann-type relations between real and imaginary parts, uses the Fourier transform to characterize a fundamental solution and construct a right inverse, and applies these tools to derive explicit vectorial solutions to the time-dependent Maxwell system, extending prior biquaternionic approaches.

Significance. If the kernel characterization and right-inverse construction are valid, the work supplies an explicit Fourier-based route to solutions of the time-dependent Maxwell system within Clifford analysis. This could streamline analytical treatment of certain electromagnetic boundary-value problems, but the significance is limited by the absence of verifiable derivations or explicit formulas in the available text.

major comments (1)
  1. The central claims (kernel characterization of D ± i∂t, construction of the right inverse, and explicit Maxwell solutions) rest on technical steps that are asserted but not exhibited. No equations, multiplier definitions, or verification that the inverse maps into the required function space are provided, preventing assessment of whether the Fourier multiplier is well-defined or free of singularities.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their report and the opportunity to address the concerns raised. We respond to the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: The central claims (kernel characterization of D ± i∂t, construction of the right inverse, and explicit Maxwell solutions) rest on technical steps that are asserted but not exhibited. No equations, multiplier definitions, or verification that the inverse maps into the required function space are provided, preventing assessment of whether the Fourier multiplier is well-defined or free of singularities.

    Authors: We agree that the current version does not exhibit the explicit Fourier multiplier definitions, the step-by-step verification of the right-inverse mapping properties, or confirmation of the absence of singularities with sufficient detail. In the revised manuscript we will add these explicit formulas, the multiplier expressions, and the required function-space verifications in the relevant sections on the Fourier analysis of the parabolic Dirac operator. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity identified

full rationale

The paper characterizes the kernel of the parabolic Dirac operator D ± i∂t via generalized div-curl systems and Cauchy-Riemann-type relations, then uses the Fourier transform to construct a right inverse and derive explicit solutions to the time-dependent Maxwell system. This follows standard routes in Clifford analysis as an application extending prior biquaternionic work, with no equations, self-definitions, fitted predictions, or load-bearing self-citations that reduce the central claims to their own inputs by construction. The derivation chain remains self-contained against external mathematical benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

Abstract-only review supplies no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; all constructs appear to be standard within biquaternionic and Fourier analysis.

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