Generalized Clifford algebras, weighted polynomial laws, and adjunction (2510.06560v1)

Abstract: In this paper, we study Clifford algebra construction from the perspective of adjunctions motivated by the general framework of Krashen and Lieblich. We introduce a category of weighted polynomial laws whose associated Clifford algebra functor is a left adjoint on this category. We give a notion of lifting weighted polynomial laws that generalize Krashen and Lieblich's explicit constructions. As another application, we give the construction of derived Clifford algebras for derived homogeneous polynomial laws of arbitrary degree with noncommutative coefficients.