Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry
- ISBN-10
- 0521347866
- ISBN-13
- 9780521347860
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler
Description
Volume 2 introduces the theory of twistors and two-spinors and shows how it can be applied. Includes a comprehensive treatment of the conformal approach to space-time infinity with results on general relativistic mass and angular momentum.
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- 1984-10-18
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