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Quaternions, Clifford Algebras and Relativistic Physics

By Patrick R. Girard

Book information

Publisher
Birkhäuser
Year
2007
ISBN
3764377909, 978-3-7643-7790-8, 9783764377915, 3764377917
Open Library ID
OL9091143M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1527325 bytes)
Pages
176\176
Topic
Mathematics Algebra
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

The use of Clifford algebras in mathematical physics and engineering has grown rapidly in recent years. Whereas other developments have priviledged a geometric approach, the author uses an algebraic approach which can be introduced as a tensor product of quaternion algebras and provides a unified calculus for much of physics.The book proposes a pedagogical introduction to this new calculus, based on quaternions, with applications mainly in special relativity, classical electromagnetism and general relativity.The volume is intended for students, researchers and instructors in physics, applied mathematics and engineering interested in this new quaternionic Clifford calculus.

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