{"product_id":"spinors-and-space-time-volume-2-spinor-and-twistor-methods-in-space-time-geometry-paperback-9780521347860","title":"Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry (Paperback) 9780521347860","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Penrose (Author), Wolfgang Rindler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521347860, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 April 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Topics covered include massless fields, the geometry of light rays, and the conformal structure of infinity. Twistorial applications abound and are presented in great detail.  The approach here is to show how problems with the standard physical framework may be solved using new twistorial techniques.\"   American Mathematics Monthly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the two volumes that comprise this work Roger Penrose and Wolfgang Rindler introduce the calculus of 2-spinors and the theory of twistors, and discuss in detail how these powerful and elegant methods may be used to elucidate the structure and properties of space-time. In volume 1, Two-spinor calculus and relativistic fields, the calculus of 2-spinors is introduced and developed. Volume 2, Spinor and twistor methods in space-time geometry, introduces the theory of twistors, and studies in detail how the theory of twistors and 2-spinors can be applied to the study of space-time. This work will be of great value to all those studying relativity, differential geometry, particle physics and quantum field theory from beginning graduate students to experts in these fields.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Summary of volume 1\u003cbr\u003e 6. Twistors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Null congruences\u003cbr\u003e 8. Classification of curvature tensors\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conformal infinity\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Subject and author index\u003cbr\u003e Index of symbols.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002126946584,"sku":"9780521347860","price":71.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521347860i_6aa27982-ab03-46e7-97a3-6c5e47241b70.jpg?v=1691375525","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/spinors-and-space-time-volume-2-spinor-and-twistor-methods-in-space-time-geometry-paperback-9780521347860","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}