Twistor Geometry and Field Theory (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) - Softcover

Ward, R. S.

 
9780521422680: Twistor Geometry and Field Theory (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
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ISBN 10: 052142268X ISBN 13: 9780521422680
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book deals with the twistor treatment of certain linear and non-linear partial differential equations. The description in terms of twistors involves algebraic and differential geometry, algebraic topology and results in a new perspective on the properties of space and time. The authors firstly develop the mathematical background, then go on to discuss Yang-Mills fields and gravitational fields in classical language, and in the final part a number of field-theoretic problems are solved. Issued here for the first time in paperback, this self-contained volume should be of use to graduate mathematicians and physicists and research workers in theoretical physics, relativity, and cosmology.

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Review

"... skillfully written. It will serve as a relatively accessible introduction to twistor theory for many readers who have not studied the subject before. Others will find it useful as a refresher and as a source of many valuable insights." Nature

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052142268X
ISBN 13 
9780521422680
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
532

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