A PHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF SPINORS IN THE CONTEXT OF VECTOR THEORY: THE SPINOR AS A COLUMNAR VORTEX

The spinor is a well-known mathematical object in Quantum Physics however it is difficult to understand in terms of everyday experience and this has created a barrier to understanding them for many people. However, the spinor can now be understood through physical vector analysis. A spinor is a vector that obeys Mach’s Principle, it is connected to the surrounding cosmos. Simply put in mathematical terms : a spinor is combination of an arrow vector and a spin vector with axis aligned along that arrow vector, as seen in the flow structure of a columnar vortex. Looked at in this way, examples of spinors are all around us in nature and represent a melding together of dynamics, structure, and persistence: the dust devil or fire whirl as seen in a field , a spinning propeller shaft of a racing boat, a photon of circularly polarized light, a cyclone or a galaxy. All of these objects have complex details, but are basically composed of linear motion combined with circular motion. Thus a thermal updraft is vector flow but combined with vortex flow is a dust devil or tornado and thus a spinor. The mathematical structure of spinors is very interesting and can actually be basically understood from the same vector analysis that is employed in solving many everyday problems in physics and engineering.