The Spinorial Chessboard
By: by Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
Contributors: Trautman, A. (Andrzej)
Series: Trieste Notes in Physics; Trieste notes in physics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9783642834073
Subjects: Quantum theory; Mathematical physics; Physics; Algebra
Description: Spinor theory is an important tool in mathematical physics in particular in the context of conformal field theory and string theory. These lecture notes present a new way to introduce spinors by exploiting their intimate relationship to Clifford algebras. The presentation is detailed and mathematically rigorous. Not only students but also researchers will welcome this book for the clarity of its style and for the straightforward way it applies mathematical concepts to physical theory.