# Gamma matrices in higher (even) dimensions

KennyAckerman97

## Homework Statement

I define the gamma matrices in this following representation:
\begin{align*}
\gamma^{0}=\begin{pmatrix}
\,\,0 & \mathbb{1}_{2}\,\,\\
\,\,\mathbb{1}_{2} & 0\,\,
\,\,0 &\sigma^{i}\,\,\\
\,\,-\sigma^{i} & 0\,\,
\end{pmatrix}
\end{align*}
where k=1,2,3. Consider 2k+2 dimension, I can then group the gamma matrices into k+1 anticommuting 'raising' and 'lowering' operators. If we define:
\begin{align*}
\end{align*}
with a=1,2,...,k. Then
\begin{align*}
\end{align*}
Then how can I construct the gamma matrices in 6 and 8 dimensions using these information?

## The Attempt at a Solution

I expect the matrices will be a 8 x 8 matrices for 6 dimension and 16 x 16 matrices for 8 dimension. But what I don't get is, in 4 dimensions we have 4 x 4 matrices, how can those operators and their anticommutation relations help me to construct new sets of gamma matrices that is basically not in the same size? What I have in mind is some tensor product, but I don't think it is related to the given information.

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