Geometric algebra and applications to physics / Venzo de Sabbata, Bidyut Kumar Datta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Sabbata, Venzo.

Contributor:

Datta, Bidyut Kumar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geometry, Algebraic.

Mathematical physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Taylor & Francis, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bringing geometric algebra to the mainstream of physics pedagogy, this book presents geometric algebra as a discipline within mathematical physics and shows how geometric algebra can be applied to numerous fundamental problems in physics, especially in experimental situations. It introduces the essential features of postulates and their underlying framework; bivectors, multivectors, and their operators; spinor and Lorentz rotations; and Clifford algebra, extending some of these topics into three dimensions. Well-known for their research in general relativity, the authors cover Maxwell's equati

Contents:

Front cover; Preface; Introduction; Contents; Part I; Chapter 1. The Basis for Geometric Algebra; Chapter 2. Multivectors; Chapter 3. Euclidean Plane; Chapter 4. The Pseudoscalar and Imaginary Unit; Chapter 5. Real Dirac Algebra; Chapter 6. Spinor and Quaternion Algebra; Part II; Chapter 7. Maxwell Equations; Chapter 8. Electromagnetic Field in Space and Time (Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves); Chapter 9. General Observations and Generators of Rotations (Neutron Interferometer Experiment); Chapter 10. Quantum Gravity in Real Space-Time (Commutators and Anticommutators); Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611079352

9781040210994

1040210996

9780429150333

0429150334

9781281079350

1281079359

9781584887737

1584887737

OCLC:

437177322