Twistors in Mathematics and Physics
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-39783-4 (ISBN)
1. Twistor theory after 25 years - its physical status and prospects R. Penrose; 2. Between integral geometry and twistors S. G. Gindikin; 3. Generalized conformal structures S. G. Gindikin; 4. Riemannian twistor spaces and holonomy groups F. E. Burstall; 5. Twistors, ambitwistors, and conformal gravity C. R. LeBrun; 6. The Penrose transform M. G. Eastwood; 7. Notation for the Penrose transform E. G. Dunne; 8. The twistor transform E. G. Dunne and M. G. Eastwood; 9. Invariant operators R. J. Baston and M. G. Eastwood; 10. Penrose's quasi-local mass K. P. Tod; 11. The sparkling 3-form, Ashtekar variables and quasi-local mass L. J. Mason and J. Frauendiener; 12. Twistor and strings W. T. Shaw and L. P. Hughston; 13. Integrable systems in twistor theory R. S. Ward; 14. Twistor characterization of stationary axisymmetric solutions of Einstein's equations J. Fletcher and N. M. J. Woodhouse; 15. A two-surface encoding of radiative space-times C. N. Kozameh, C. J. Cutler and E. T. Newman; 16. Twistors, massless fields and the Penrose transform T.N. Bailey and M. A. Singer; 17. Twistor diagrams and Feynman diagrams A. P. Hodges; 18. Cohomology and twistor diagrams S. A. Huggett; Authors' addresses.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.8.1990 |
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Reihe/Serie | London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series |
Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 580 g |
Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-521-39783-9 / 0521397839 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-39783-4 / 9780521397834 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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