Clifford Algebras and the Classical Groups
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics
ISBN-10
0521551773
ISBN-13
9780521551779
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 5th, 1995
Print length
308 Pages
Weight
648 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.60 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Algebra
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Here, Ian Porteous has reworked his previous book on this subject, Topological Geometry, and has expanded and added material to bring the theory of Clifford algebras to the fore. This treatment of the theory of Clifford algebras will be welcomed for its clarity and detail.
The Clifford algebras of real quadratic forms and their complexifications are studied here in detail, and those parts which are immediately relevant to theoretical physics are seen in the proper broad context. Central to the work is the classification of the conjugation and reversion anti-involutions that arise naturally in the theory. It is of interest that all the classical groups play essential roles in this classification. Other features include detailed sections on conformal groups, the eight-dimensional non-associative Cayley algebra, its automorphism group, the exceptional Lie group G2, and the triality automorphism of Spin 8. The book is designed to be suitable for the last year of an undergraduate course or the first year of a postgraduate course.
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