Minkowski geometry /
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| Author / Creator: | Thompson, Anthony C., 1937- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996. |
| Description: | xvi, 346 p. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications. v. 63 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2493055 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The algebraic properties of linear spaces and of convex sets
- 2. Norms and norm topologies
- 3. Convex bodies
- 4. Comparisons and contrasts with Euclidean space
- 5. Two dimensional Minkowski spaces
- 6. The concept of area and content
- 7. Special properties of the Holmes-Thompson definition
- 8. Special properties of the Busemann definition
- 9. Trigonometry
- 10. Various numerical parameters