Naive question about particles and spinor fields

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What is the difference between the "real" particle electron (for instance) and the spinor field of electron? I mean, which means that the electron have been described by a spinor field?My question is based upon a phrase from Geroch's book [ http://strangebeautiful.com/other-texts/geroch-qft-lectures.pdf ]

Particles with half-integer spin (electrons, neutrinos, etc.) are described by mathematical objects called spinor fields

asked Mar 04 '19 at 02:27

M.N.Raia

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Possible duplicate of What does it mean that particles are the quanta of fields? – G. Smith Mar 04 '19 at 02:48
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But my question deals specific with Spinor mathematics. Although could be a duplicate. – M.N.Raia Mar 04 '19 at 02:57
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The conceptual distinction between quantum fields and their particle-like quanta is the same regardless of spin. – G. Smith Mar 04 '19 at 04:01

Naive question about particles and spinor fields

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