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Roger Penrose - Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields - 9780521337076 - V9780521337076
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Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields

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Description for Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields Paperback. This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors. Series Editor(s): Landshoff, P. V.; Nelson, David R.; Weinberg, S. Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 710.
This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors. This is the first detailed exposition of this technique which leads not only to a deeper understanding of the structure of space-time, but also provides shortcuts to some very tedious calculations. Many results are given here for the first time.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521337076
SKU
V9780521337076
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' … by far the most comprehensive treatment in the literature of spinorial methods in general relativity … I would regard this new work as one whose acquisition should be given top priority by anyone working in either the classical or quantum theories of gravity.' Contemporary Physics ' … not only provides a highly readable account of spinor calculus that ... Read more

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