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Clifford algebras and the classical groups

By Ian R. Porteous

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
9780521551779, 0521551773
LCC
QA199 .P67 1995
Open Library ID
OL783379M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1191051 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics 50
Pages
234\234
Topic
Mathematics Algebra
Library
kolxoz
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This book reflects the growing interest in the theory of Clifford algebras and their applications. The author has reworked his previous book on this subject, Topological Geometry, and has expanded and added material. As in the previous version, the author includes an exhaustive treatment of all the generalizations of the classical groups, as well as an excellent exposition of the classification of the conjugation anti-involution of the Clifford algebras and their complexifications. Toward the end of the book, the author introduces ideas from the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. This treatment of Clifford algebras will be welcomed by graduate students and researchers in algebra.

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