Conformal geometry of surfaces in S⁴ and quaternions / F.E. Burstall [and others].
| Author/creator | Burstall, Francis E., 1956- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002] |
| Copyright Date | ©2002 |
| Description | viii, 86 pages, 1 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lecture notes in mathematics, 0075-8434 ; 1772 Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ; 1772. ^A496146 |
| Contents | Quaternions -- Linear algebra over the quaternions -- Projective spaces -- Vector bundles -- The mean curvature sphere -- Willmore Surfaces -- Metric and affine conformal geometry -- Twistor projections -- Bcklund transforms of Willmore surfaces -- Willmore surfaces in S3 -- Spherical Willmore surfaces in HP1 -- Darboux transforms -- Appendix: The bundle L. Holomorphicity and the Ejiri theorem. |
| Abstract | The conformal geometry of surfaces recently developed by the authors leads to a unified understanding of algebraic curve theory and the geometry of surfaces on the basis of a quaternionic-valued function theory. The book offers an elementary introduction to the subject but takes the reader to rather advanced topics. Willmore surfaces in the foursphere, their Bcklund and Darboux transforms are covered, and a new proof of the classification of Willmore spheres is given. |
| Local note | Joyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, LECTURE NOTES IN MATHEMATICS (SPRINGER-VERLAG), SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QA3.L28. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 87) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003537835 |
| ISBN | 3540430083 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9783540430087 (acid-free paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 9783540430087 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA3 .L28 NO. 1772 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |