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Division Algebras
G.M. Dixon
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Description for Division Algebras
Hardcover. Using the tool of adjoint division algebras, with respect to which the division algebras themselves appear in the role of spinor spaces, this book develops some of these structures, including parallelizable spheres, exceptional Lie groups, and triality. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
I don't know who Gigerenzer is, but he wrote something very clever that I saw quoted in a popular glossy magazine: "Evolution has tuned the way we think to frequencies of co-occurances, as with the hunter who remembers the area where he has had the most success killing game." This sanguine thought explains my obsession with the division algebras. Every effort I have ever made to connect them to physics - to the design of reality - has succeeded, with my expectations often surpassed. Doubtless this strong statement is colored by a selective memory, but the kind of game I ... Read more
I don't know who Gigerenzer is, but he wrote something very clever that I saw quoted in a popular glossy magazine: "Evolution has tuned the way we think to frequencies of co-occurances, as with the hunter who remembers the area where he has had the most success killing game." This sanguine thought explains my obsession with the division algebras. Every effort I have ever made to connect them to physics - to the design of reality - has succeeded, with my expectations often surpassed. Doubtless this strong statement is colored by a selective memory, but the kind of game I ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Series
Mathematics and its Applications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792328902
SKU
V9780792328902
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