{"product_id":"conformal-groups-in-geometry-and-spin-structures-9780817635121","title":"Conformal Groups in Geometry and Spin Structures","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pierre Anglès\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Geometry - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConformal groups play a key role in geometry and spin structures. This book provides a self-contained overview of this important area of mathematical physics, beginning with its origins in the works of Cartan and Chevalley and progressing to recent research in spinors and conformal geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey topics and features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Focuses initially on the basics of Clifford algebras\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Studies the spaces of spinors for some even Clifford algebras\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Examines conformal spin geometry, beginning with an elementary study of the conformal group of the Euclidean plane\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Treats covering groups of the conformal group of a regular pseudo-Euclidean space, including a section on the complex conformal group\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Introduces conformal flat geometry and conformal spinoriality groups, followed by a systematic development of riemannian or pseudo-riemannian manifolds having a conformal spin structure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Discusses links between classical spin structures and conformal spin structures in the context of conformal connections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Examines pseudo-unitary spin structures and pseudo-unitary conformal spin structures using the Clifford algebra associated with the classical pseudo-unitary space\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Ample exercises with many hints for solutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Comprehensive bibliography and index\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text is suitable for a course in mathematical physics at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. It will also benefit researchers as a reference text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45274341671063,"sku":"9780817635121","price":7277.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780817635121.webp?v=1769279638","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/conformal-groups-in-geometry-and-spin-structures-9780817635121","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}