Ian R. Porteous, Porteous Ian R.

Clifford Algebras and the Classical Groups

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A treatment of the theory of Clifford algebras that will be welcomed for its clarity and detail.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780521118026
• ISBN-10: 0521118026
• Artikelnr.: 26489223

Inhaltsangabe

1. Linear spaces
2. Real and complex algebras
3. Exact sequences
4. Real quadratic spaces
5. The classification of quadratic spaces
6. Anti-involutions of R(n)
7. Anti-involutions of C(n)
8. Quarternions
9. Quarternionic linear spaces
10. Anti-involutions of H(n)
11. Tensor products of algebras
12. Anti-involutions of 2K(n)
13. The classical groups
14. Quadric Grassmannians
15. Clifford algebras
16. Spin groups
17. Conjugation
18. 2x2 Clifford matrices
19. The Cayley algebra
20. Topological spaces
21. Manifolds
22. Lie groups
23. Conformal groups
24. Triality.