An Introduction to Twistor Theory
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
21 July 1994
Summary
This book is an introduction to twistor theory and modern geometrical approaches to space-time structure at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. It will be valuable also to the physicist as an introduction to some of the mathematics that has proved useful in these areas, and to the mathematician as an example of where sheaf cohomology and complex manifold theory can be used in physics.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521456890 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521456894 |
| Author: | S.A. Huggett, K.P. Tod |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 21 July 1994 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 157mm x 20mm |
| Series: | London Mathematical Society Student Texts |
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Critics Review
’ … the book is recommended to anyone seeking to get acquainted with the area.’ American Scientist ‘ … a certain amount of preliminary knowledge is assumed of the reader … but anyone who has these prerequisites and who is interested in twistor theory could hardly do better than to start with this book.’ Contemporary Physics ‘In all, the book provides a pleasant starting point for the study of this fascinating subject.’ Dr F. E. Burstall, Contemporary Physics
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