On Dirac Factorization, Fractional Calculus, and Polynomial Linearization

We postulate the existence of fractional order derivative operators that satisfy a semi-group property in order to further factor the Klein-Gordon equation in Dirac's fashion. The analog of Dirac's matrices are found and we study the generalization of the Dirac algebra generated by these matrices. In this way, a hierarchy of generalized Clifford algebras is formed. We then apply this procedure to Schr\"odinger's equation, and examine the resulting coefficients before moving to a more general setting in which we study the linearization of polynomials with coefficients that do not commute with the indeterminates. Partial differential equations with non-constant coefficients are the archetypal example in this setting.Comment: 15 page