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3-D Spinors, Spin-Weighted Functions and their Applications
G. F. Torres Del Castillo
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Description for 3-D Spinors, Spin-Weighted Functions and their Applications
hardcover. Focuses on the theory of three-dimensional spinors and their applications. This book gives an introductory treatment of spinors. It is of interest to graduate students and researchers in relativity and mathematical physics. Series: Progress in Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
The spinor calculus employed in general relativity is a very useful tool; many expressions and computations are considerably simplified if one makes use of spinors instead of tensors. Some advantages of the spinor formalism applied in the four-dimensional space-time of general relativity come from the fact that each spinor index takes two values only, which simplifies the algebraic manipulations. Spinors for spaces of any dimension can be defined in connection with rep resentations of orthogonal groups and in the case of spaces of dimension three, the spinor indices also take two values only, which allows us to apply some of ... Read more
The spinor calculus employed in general relativity is a very useful tool; many expressions and computations are considerably simplified if one makes use of spinors instead of tensors. Some advantages of the spinor formalism applied in the four-dimensional space-time of general relativity come from the fact that each spinor index takes two values only, which simplifies the algebraic manipulations. Spinors for spaces of any dimension can be defined in connection with rep resentations of orthogonal groups and in the case of spaces of dimension three, the spinor indices also take two values only, which allows us to apply some of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Series
Progress in Mathematical Physics
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Secaucus, United States
ISBN
9780817632496
SKU
V9780817632496
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Reviews for 3-D Spinors, Spin-Weighted Functions and their Applications
"In summary…the book gathers much of what can be done with 3-D spinors in an easy-to-read, self-contained form designed for applications that will supplement many available spinor treatments. The book…should be appealing to graduate students and researchers in relativity and mathematical physics." —Mathematical Reviews "The presnet book provides an easy-to-read and unconventional presentation of the ... Read more