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Spinor structures in geometry and physics / Olga Veko [and five others], editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Physics research and technology.
- Physics Research and Technology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spinor analysis.
- Space and time--Measurement.
- Space and time.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (431 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is devoted to investigating the spinor structures in particle physics and in polarization optics. In fact, it consists of two parts joined by the question: Which are the manifestations of spinor structures in different branches of physics. It is based on original research. The main idea is the statement that the physical understanding of geometry should be based on physical field theories. The book contains numerous topics with the accent on field theory, quantum mechanics and polarization optics of the light, and on the spinor approach.
- Contents:
- SPINOR STRUCTURES IN GEOMETRYAND PHYSICS; SPINOR STRUCTURES IN GEOMETRYAND PHYSICS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1:Introductory Remarks; 1.1 The Concept of a Spinor Structure of Physical Space; 1.2 What should We Expect from the Spinor Structureof the Physical Space; Chapter 2:On the Geometry of Spacesand Spinor Structure; 2.1 Cartan's Classification for 2-Spinors; 2.2 Pseudovector Space 3 and Spatial Spinor ; 2.3 The Vector Space E3 and the Spinor Model E3; 2.4 Spatial Spinor and the Cauchy-RiemannCondition
- 6.6 Nonrelativistic Approximation in the Dirac Equation6.7 On Gauge Invariance of the Pauli Equation; 6.8 Newman-Penrose Coefficients in Spinor Approach; 6.9 Gauge Transformations; 6.10 Spin Coefficients in Spherical Tetrad; 6.11 Dirac Equation in Orthogonal Coordinates and Tetrads; 6.12 Dirac Equation and Ricci Coefficients; 6.13 Gauge Properties of the Vectors Ba and Ca; 6.14 Connection with the Newman-Penrose Formalism; 6.15 Majorana 4-Spinor Fields in Riemannian Space-Time; 6.16 Gauge Transformations and Spinor Space Structure; Chapter 7:Polarization Optics and 2-Spinors
- 7.1 Polarization of the Light: General References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-63482-539-X
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