Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry

Download or read book Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry written by Roger Penrose and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.