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To evaluate whether non-supersymmetric bosonic string theory can incorporate Standard Model fermions and resolve tachyonic instability using Clifford algebra.

August 15, 2026Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesOpen Access

A Clifford algebra approach to bosonic strings with fermionic boundaries

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To evaluate whether non-supersymmetric bosonic string theory can incorporate Standard Model fermions and resolve tachyonic instability using Clifford algebra.
Applied the Brauer–Weyl theorem regarding the isomorphism between tensor products of spinors and Clifford geometric algebra.
Re-examined the boundary conditions and ground-state spectrum of open bosonic strings on D-branes.
Showed that open bosonic string theory naturally admits fermions localized on D-brane boundaries.
Identified that the open-string tachyon carries the necessary physical characteristics of the Standard Model Higgs field.

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates that bosonic string theory accommodates Standard Model fermions and a Higgs-like tachyon, suggesting supersymmetry is unnecessary.

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Hamilton et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80194675c2e31742c854b8 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2025.0095

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates that bosonic string theory accommodates Standard Model fermions and a Higgs-like tachyon, suggesting supersymmetry is unnecessary.

A Clifford algebra approach to bosonic strings with fermionic boundaries

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A Clifford algebra approach to bosonic strings with fermionic boundaries

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