Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry

Roger Penrose author Wolfgang Rindler author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th Apr '88

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Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry cover

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.

"Topics covered include massless fields, the geometry of light rays, and the conformal structure of infinity. Twistorial applications abound and are presented in great detail. The approach here is to show how problems with the standard physical framework may be solved using new twistorial techniques." American Mathematics Monthly

ISBN: 9780521347860

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 32mm

Weight: 794g

512 pages