Overview
During the past two decades Roger Penrose's twistor theory has been a continuing source of mathematical inspiration. It is an ambitious theory which aims to reformulate the foundations of physics using conformal and complex geometry. At the heart of twistor theory lies a geometrical transform now known as the Penrose transform. This book is an exposition of this transform in a fairly general setting. This setting is provided by complex homogeneous spaces and mathematical input is taken from the representation theory of Lie groups. The book consists mostly of original research not available elsewhere and is intended for physicists and mathematicians with interests in geometry and symmetry. Whilst the material is presented in full generality, there are many examples throughout and special attention is directed towards the twistor theory of Minkowski space.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert J. Baston ,
Michael G. Eastwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.473kg
ISBN: 9780198535652
ISBN 10: 0198535651
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 01 December 1989
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Roger Penrose is the developer of twistor theory, a geometrical study of conformally invariant physics in four spacetime dimensions. The work is an addition to the growing body of contemporary research in the area. For research collections in mathematics and mathematical collections. New Technical Books, NY Public Library Brings to the reader a huge amount of information, well organized and condensed into less than two hundred pages. --Mathematical Reviews
Roger Penrose is the developer of twistor theory, a geometrical study of conformally invariant physics in four spacetime dimensions. The work is an addition to the growing body of contemporary research in the area. For research collections in mathematics and mathematical collections. New Technical Books, NY Public Library<br> Brings to the reader a huge amount of information, well organized and condensed into less than two hundred pages. --Mathematical Reviews<br>
Roger Penrose is the developer of twistor theory, a geometrical study of conformally invariant physics in four spacetime dimensions. The work is an addition to the growing body of contemporary research in the area. For research collections in mathematics and mathematical collections. New TechnicalBooks, NY Public Library Brings to the reader a huge amount of information, well organized and condensed into less than two hundred pages. --Mathematical Reviews
