In particle physics, a spinor field of order 
describes a particle of spin 
, where 
is an integer or half-integer. Therefore, a spinor
of order 
contains as much information as a tensor of order 
. As a result of this, particles of
integer spin (bosons) can be described equally well by tensor fields or spinor fields,
whereas particles of half-integer spin (fermions) can be described only by spinor
fields. Spinor fields describing particles of zero rest mass satisfy the zero
rest mass equation.
Spinor Field
See also
Spinor, Twistor, Zero Rest Mass EquationThis entry contributed by Salem Said
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