Clifford Algebra to Geometric Calculus

Beschreibung

Neuware -Matrix algebra has been called 'the arithmetic of higher mathematics' [Be]. We think the basis for a better arithmetic has long been available, but its versatility has hardly been appreciated, and it has not yet been integrated into the mainstream of mathematics. We refer to the system commonly called 'Clifford Algebra', though we prefer the name 'Geometric Algebm' suggested by Clifford himself. Many distinct algebraic systems have been adapted or developed to express geometric relations and describe geometric structures. Especially notable are those algebras which have been used for this purpose in physics, in particular, the system of complex numbers, the quatemions, matrix algebra, vector, tensor and spinor algebras and the algebra of differential forms. Each of these geometric algebras has some significant advantage over the others in certain applications, so no one of them provides an adequate algebraic structure for all purposes of geometry and physics. At the same time, the algebras overlap considerably, so they provide several different mathematical representations for individual geometrical or physical ideas.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 336 pp. Englisch.

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Titel

Clifford Algebra to Geometric Calculus

Verlag

Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Jun 1984

Erscheinungsjahr

1984

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

9027716730

ISBN-13

9789027716736

Einband

Buch

Zustand

Neu

Abmessungen

241B x 160 H x 24 T Millimeter Breite: 241 mm, Höhe: 160 mm, Tiefe: 24 mm

Gewicht

670 Gramm

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