Mathematics

Basics

  • Basic definitions
  • Generalizations and special cases
  • Existence theory

Examples and Limiting Cases

  • Minkowski space as a causal fermion system
  • The continuum limit
  • Connection to quantum field theory
  • Connection to General Relativity

Inherent Structures

  • Spin spaces and physical wave functions
  • The fermionic projector
  • Geometric structures
  • Surface layer integrals

Further Structures I

  • Manifolds of operators
  • Operator algebras
  • Causal cone structures
  • Fock space structures
  • Notions of entropy

Analytic Structures

  • The Euler-Lagrange equations
  • The linearized field equations
  • The dynamical wave equation
  • Construction of linear fields and waves

Further Structures II

  • Positive functionals
  • The fermionic signature operator
  • Action-driven flows

Physics

Motivation in Examples

Elementary Structures

  • What is a causal fermion system?
  • The causal structure
  • Motivation for the choice of $\F$

Phenomenology

  • A mechanism of baryogenesis
  • A mechanism for dark matter and dark energy
  • Wave function collapse

Central Ideas of the Theory

  • The causal action principle
  • The continuum limit
  • The logic underlying the derivation of the classical field equations

Wishlists and Relation to Other Theories

  • Comments on various quantum gravity wishlists
  • Relation to other theories

Main Results and Ontology

  • The Standard Model and General Relativity
  • Quantum field theory
  • Why the Dirac sea?
  • What is fundamental?
  • Underlying physical principles

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    • Basic definitions
    • Generalizations and special cases
    • Existence theory
    • Spin spaces and physical wave functions
    • The fermionic projector
    • Geometric structures
    • Surface layer integrals
    • The Euler-Lagrange equations
    • The linearized field equations
    • The dynamical wave equation
    • Construction of linear fields and waves
    • Minkowski space as a causal fermion system
    • The continuum limit
    • Connection to quantum field theory
    • Connection to General Relativity
    • Manifolds of operators
    • Operator algebras
    • Causal cone structures
    • Fock space structures
    • Notions of entropy
    • Positive functionals
    • The fermionic signature operator
    • Action-driven flows
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    • Motivation in examples
    • What is a causal fermion system?
    • The causal structure
    • Motivation for the choice of F
    • The causal action principle
    • The continuum limit
    • The logic underlying the derivation of the classical field equations
    • The Standard Model and General Relativity
    • Quantum field theory
    • Why the Dirac sea?
    • What is fundamental?
    • Underlying physical principles
    • A mechanism of baryogenesis
    • A mechanism for dark matter and dark energy
    • Wave function collapse
    • Comments on Quantum Gravity wishlists
    • Extended explanation of physical aspects
    • Relation to other theories
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