A new approach to differential geometry using Clifford's geometric algebra / John Snygg.
| Author/creator | Snygg, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Birkhäuser/Springer, [2012] |
| Description | xvii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Springer Books |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Springer Nature - Springer Mathematics and Statistics eBooks 2012 English International |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Introduction -- 2. Clifford algebra in Euclidean 3-space -- 3. Clifford algebra in Minkowski 4-space -- 4. Clifford algebra in flat n-space -- 5. Curved spaces -- 6. The Gauss-Bonnet formula -- 7. Some extrinsic geometry in En[superscript] -- 8. Non-Euclidean (hyperbolic) geometry -- 9. Ruled surfaces continued -- 10. Lines of curvature -- 11. Minimal surfaces -- 12. Some general relativity -- A.A matrix representation of a Clifford algebra -- B. Construction of matrix representations for dirac vectors -- C.A few terms of the Taylor's series for the urdī-copernican model for the outer planets -- D.A few terms of the Taylor's series for Kepler's orbits. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-458) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011940217 |
| ISBN | 9780817682828 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0817682821 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |