Spinors and Space-Time
Volume 1. Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields
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- Authors:
- Roger Penrose
- Wolfgang Rindler
- Date Published: April 1987
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521337076
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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.
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' … 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
See more reviews' … 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
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- Date Published: April 1987
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521337076
- length: 472 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.737kg
- availability: Available
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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