Real spinorial groups : a short mathematical introduction /

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Author / Creator:Xambó-Descamps, S. (Sebastián), 1945- author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in mathematics
SpringerBriefs in mathematics.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11737724
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ISBN:9783030004040
303000404X
9783030004033
3030004031
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 30, 2018).
Summary:This book explores the Lipschitz spinorial groups (versor, pinor, spinor and rotor groups) of a real non-degenerate orthogonal geometry (or orthogonal geometry, for short) and how they relate to the group of isometries of that geometry. After a concise mathematical introduction, it offers an axiomatic presentation of the geometric algebra of an orthogonal geometry. Once it has established the language of geometric algebra (linear grading of the algebra; geometric, exterior and interior products; involutions), it defines the spinorial groups, demonstrates their relation to the isometry groups, and illustrates their suppleness (geometric covariance) with a variety of examples. Lastly, the book provides pointers to major applications, an extensive bibliography and an alphabetic index. Combining the characteristics of a self-contained research monograph and a state-of-the-art survey, this book is a valuable foundation reference resource on applications for both undergraduate and graduate students.--
Other form:Printed edition: 9783030004033
Printed edition: 9783030004057
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-00404-0