An Introduction to Twistor Theory

by Stephen A. Huggett

Book Overview

This book is an introduction to twistor theory and modern geometrical approaches to space-time structure at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The choice of material presented has evolved from graduate courses given in London and Oxford and the authors have aimed to retain the informal tone of those lectures. Topics covered include spinor algebra andcalculus; compactified Minkowski space; the geometry of null congruences; the geometry of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521313619
• ISBN13: 9780521313612
• Release Date: November 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"