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In mathematics the spinor group Spin(n) is a particular double cover of the special orthogonal group SO(n, R). That is, there exists a short exact sequence of Lie groups

$1\to\mathbb{Z}_2\to\operatorname{Spin}(n)\to\operatorname{SO}(n)\to 1$

For n > 2, Spin(n) is simply connected and so coincides with the universal cover of SO(n, R). As a Lie group Spin(n) therefore shares its dimension $n (n - 1) / 2$ and its Lie algebra with the special orthogonal group.

Spin(n) can be constructed as a subgroup of the invertible elements in the Clifford algebra C(n).

See also: spinor, spinor bundle, anyon

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Spinor group

See also: Spinor group, Anyon, Clifford algebra, Covering space, Lie algebra, Lie group, Mathematics, Short exact sequence