Clifford algebra [[electronic resource] ] : a computational tool for physicists / / John Snygg
| Clifford algebra [[electronic resource] ] : a computational tool for physicists / / John Snygg |
| Autore | Snygg John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.1/5257 |
| Soggetto topico |
Clifford algebras
Mathematical physics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-52812-5
9786610528127 0-19-802586-6 1-4294-1555-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; 1. A Taste of Clifford Algebra in Euclidean 3-Space; 2. A Sample of Clifford Algebra in Minkowski 4-Space; 3. Clifford Algebra for Flat n-Dimensional Spaces; 4. Curved Spaces Embedded in Higher Dimensional Flat Spaces; 5. The Use of Fock-Ivanenko 2-Vectors to obtain the Schwarzschild Metric; 6*. The Schwarzschild Metric via Fock-Ivanenko 2-Vectors; 7. Two Differential Operators; 8.* Dirac's Equation for the Electron; 9. The Kerr Metric by an Elementary Brute Force Method; 10.* Petrov's Canonical Forms for the Weyl Tensor and Another Approach to the Kerr Metric
11.* Matrix Representations and Classifications of Clifford AlgebrasAppendix:; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451892803321 |
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Clifford algebra [[electronic resource] ] : a computational tool for physicists / / John Snygg
| Clifford algebra [[electronic resource] ] : a computational tool for physicists / / John Snygg |
| Autore | Snygg John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.1/5257 |
| Soggetto topico |
Clifford algebras
Mathematical physics |
| ISBN |
0-19-773215-1
1-280-52812-5 9786610528127 0-19-802586-6 1-4294-1555-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; 1. A Taste of Clifford Algebra in Euclidean 3-Space; 2. A Sample of Clifford Algebra in Minkowski 4-Space; 3. Clifford Algebra for Flat n-Dimensional Spaces; 4. Curved Spaces Embedded in Higher Dimensional Flat Spaces; 5. The Use of Fock-Ivanenko 2-Vectors to obtain the Schwarzschild Metric; 6*. The Schwarzschild Metric via Fock-Ivanenko 2-Vectors; 7. Two Differential Operators; 8.* Dirac's Equation for the Electron; 9. The Kerr Metric by an Elementary Brute Force Method; 10.* Petrov's Canonical Forms for the Weyl Tensor and Another Approach to the Kerr Metric
11.* Matrix Representations and Classifications of Clifford AlgebrasAppendix:; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777601803321 |
Snygg John
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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