Author | : Pertti Lounesto |
File Size | : 52,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 03 May 2001 |
ISBN | : 9780521005517 |
Pages | : 352 pages |
Clifford Algebras and Spinors by Pertti Lounesto Book PDF Summary
This is the second edition of a popular work offering a unique introduction to Clifford algebras and spinors. The beginning chapters could be read by undergraduates; vectors, complex numbers and quaternions are introduced with an eye on Clifford algebras. The next chapters will also interest physicists, and include treatments of the quantum mechanics of the electron, electromagnetism and special relativity with a flavour of Clifford algebras. This edition has three new chapters, including material on conformal invariance and a history of Clifford algebras.