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OverviewThis book presents a step-by-step guide to the basic theory of multivectors and spinors, with a focus on conveying to the reader the geometric understanding of these abstract objects. Following in the footsteps of M. Riesz and L. Ahlfors, the book also explains how Clifford algebra offers the ideal tool for studying spacetime isometries and Möbius maps in arbitrary dimensions. The book carefully develops the basic calculus of multivector fields and differential forms, and highlights novelties in the treatment of, e.g., pullbacks and Stokes’s theorem as compared to standard literature. It touches on recent research areas in analysis and explains how the function spaces of multivector fields are split into complementary subspaces by the natural first-order differential operators, e.g., Hodge splittings and Hardy splittings. Much of the analysis is done on bounded domains in Euclidean space, with a focus on analysis at the boundary. The book also includes a derivation of new Dirac integral equations for solving Maxwell scattering problems, which hold promise for future numerical applications. The last section presents down-to-earth proofs of index theorems for Dirac operators on compact manifolds, one of the most celebrated achievements of 20th-century mathematics. The book is primarily intended for graduate and PhD students of mathematics. It is also recommended for more advanced undergraduate students, as well as researchers in mathematics interested in an introduction to geometric analysis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andreas RosénPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.730kg ISBN: 9783030314132ISBN 10: 3030314138 Pages: 465 Publication Date: 20 November 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPrelude: Linear algebra.- Exterior algebra.- Clifford algebra.- Mappings of inner product spaces.- Spinors in inner product spaces.- Interlude: Analysis.- Exterior calculus.- Hodge decompositions.- Hypercomplex analysis.- Dirac equations.- Multivector calculus on manifolds.- Two index theorems.ReviewsThe book is carefully prepared and well presented, and I recommend the book ... for students who have just mastered vector calculus and Maxwellian electromagnetism. (Hirokazu Nishimura, zbMATH 1433.58001, 2020) Author InformationAndreas Rosén is a Professor at the Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research mostly concerns Partial Differential Equations, and uses techniques from harmonic analysis and operator theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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