TY - INPR A1 - Davis, Simon T1 - Connections and generalized gauge transformations N2 - The derivation of the standard model from a higher-dimensional action suggests a further study of the fibre bundle formulation of gauge theories to determine the variations in the choice of structure group that are allowed in this geometrical setting. The action of transformations on the projection of fibres to their submanifolds are characteristic of theories with fewer gauge vector bosons, and specific examples are given, which may have phenomenological relevance. The spinor space for the three generations of fermions in the standard model is described algebraically. T3 - Preprint - (2002) 29 KW - bundles KW - connections KW - fibre coordinates KW - parallelizable spheres KW - division algebras KW - force unification Y1 - 2008 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2441 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-26468 ER -