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Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry

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Paperback, 512 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 1988
ISBN13: 9780521347860
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Cambridge University Press e druk, 1988 9780521347860
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In the two volumes that comprise this work Roger Penrose and Wolfgang Rindler introduce the calculus of 2-spinors and the theory of twistors, and discuss in detail how these powerful and elegant methods may be used to elucidate the structure and properties of space-time. In volume 1, Two-spinor calculus and relativistic fields, the calculus of 2-spinors is introduced and developed. Volume 2, Spinor and twistor methods in space-time geometry, introduces the theory of twistors, and studies in detail how the theory of twistors and 2-spinors can be applied to the study of space-time. This work will be of great value to all those studying relativity, differential geometry, particle physics and quantum field theory from beginning graduate students to experts in these fields.

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ISBN13:9780521347860
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:512

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Preface; Summary of volume 1; 6. Twistors; 7. Null congruences; 8. Classification of curvature tensors; 9. Conformal infinity; Appendix; References; Subject and author index; Index of symbols.

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        Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry