Theory of Spinors: An Introduction
Editorial Reviews
Prof Sir Hermann Bondi, Churchill College, University of Cambridge
It is concise, yet easy to read and understand. It makes it clear where the physics come in.
Book Description
Spinors are used extensively in physics. It is widely accepted that they are more fundamental than tensors, and the easy way to see this is through the results obtained in general relativity theory by using spinors - results that could not have been obtained by using tensor methods only.
The foundation of the concept of spinors is groups; spinors appear as representations of groups. This textbook expounds the relationship between spinors and representations of groups. As is well known, spinors and representations are both widely used in the theory of elementary particles.
The authors present the origin of spinors from representation theory, but nevertheless apply the theory of spinors to general relativity theory, and part of the book is devoted to curved space-time applications.
Based on lectures given at Ben Gurion University, this textbook is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics and mathematics, as well as being a reference for researchers.
Theory of Spinors: An Introduction
Theory of Spinors: An Introduction,Moshe Carmeli,Shimon Malin,World Scientific Publishing Company,9810242611,Advanced,Analytic Mechanics (Mathematical Aspects),Mathematical Analysis,Mathematical Physics,Mathematics,Physics,Science/Mathematics,Spinor analysis,Algebraic number theory,Linear algebra,Mathematics for scientists & engineers,Relativity physics,Theoretical methods
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