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Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields Roger Penrose

Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields By Roger Penrose

Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields by Roger Penrose

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This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors. This is the first detailed exposition of this technique which leads not only to a deeper understanding of the structure of space-time, but also provides shortcuts to some very tedious calculations. Many results are given here for the first time.

Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields Summary

Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields by Roger Penrose

This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors. This is the first detailed exposition of this technique which leads not only to a deeper understanding of the structure of space-time, but also provides shortcuts to some very tedious calculations. Many results are given here for the first time.

Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields Reviews

' ... by far the most comprehensive treatment in the literature of spinorial methods in general relativity ... I would regard this new work as one whose acquisition should be given top priority by anyone working in either the classical or quantum theories of gravity.' Contemporary Physics
' ... not only provides a highly readable account of spinor calculus that is unparalleled in its depth and thoroughness, but also serves as a valuable source of reference for the numerous spinor and spinor-related formulae that arise in space-time physics.' New Scientist

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The geometry of world-vectors and spin-vectors; 2. Abstract indices and spinor algebra; 3. Spinors and world-tensors; 4. Differentiation and curvature; 5. Fields in space-time; Appendix; References; Subject and author index; Index of symbols.

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NLS9780521337076
9780521337076
0521337070
Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields by Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose
Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
1987-02-05
472
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