Spinors and Space-Time - Volume 2

Paperback Published on: 07/04/1988
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Synopsis

In the two volumes that comprise this work Roger Penrose and Wolfgang Rindler introduce the calculus of 2-spinors and the theory of twistors, and discuss in detail how these powerful and elegant methods may be used to elucidate the structure and properties of space-time. In volume 1, Two-spinor calculus and relativistic fields, the calculus of 2-spinors is introduced and developed. Volume 2, Spinor and twistor methods in space-time geometry, introduces the theory of twistors, and studies in detail how the theory of twistors and 2-spinors can be applied to the study of space-time. This work will be of great value to all those studying relativity, differential geometry, particle physics and quantum field theory from beginning graduate students to experts in these fields.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521347860
  • Number of pages: 501
  • Dimensions: 230 x 156 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 818g
  • Languages: English