Spinor and twistor methods in space-time geometry
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Spinor and twistor methods in space-time geometry
（Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics, . Spinors and space-time ; Vol. 2）
Cambridge University Press, 1986
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
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Bibliography: p. 465-480
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Summary of volume 1
- 6. Twistors
- 7. Null congruences
- 8. Classification of curvature tensors
- 9. Conformal infinity
- Appendix
- References
- Subject and author index
- Index of symbols.
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