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Clifford Algebras and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics pp 1–23Cite as

A Unified Language for Mathematics and Physics

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To cope with the explosion of information in mathematics and physics, we need a unified mathematical language to integrate ideas and results from diverse fields. Clifford Algebra provides the key to a unified Geometric Calculus for expressing, developing, integrating and applying the large body of geometrical ideas running through mathematics and physics.

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  1. Physics Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

    David Hestenes

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  1. Mathematical Institute, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK

    J. S. R. Chisholm  & A. K. Common  & 

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Hestenes, D. (1986). A Unified Language for Mathematics and Physics. In: Chisholm, J.S.R., Common, A.K. (eds) Clifford Algebras and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4728-3_1

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