An introduction to twistor theory /
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| Author / Creator: | Huggett, S. A. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. |
| Description: | xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | London Mathematical Society student texts. 4 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1699182 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Preface to the second edition
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Review of Tensor Algebra and Calculus
- 3. Lorentzian Spinors at a Point
- 4. Spinor Fields
- 5. Compactified Minkowski Space
- 6. The Geometry of Null Congruences
- 7. The Geometry of Twistor Space
- 8. Solving the Zero Rest Mass Equations I
- 9. Sheaf Cohomology and Free Fields
- 10. Solving the Zero Rest Mass Equations II
- 11. The Twisted Photon and Yang--Mills Constructions
- 12. The Non-Linear Graviton
- 13. Penrose's Quasi-Local Momentum and Angular Momentum
- 14. Functionals on Zero Rest Mass Fields
- 15. Further Developments and Conclusions
- 16. Hints, Solutions and Notes to the Exercises
- Appendix. The GHP Equations
- Bibliography
- Index
