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The Spinorial Chessboard

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Paolo Budinich

    1. International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy

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  2. Andrzej Trautman

    1. Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej, Uniwersytet Warszawkski, Warszawa, Poland

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Part of the book series: Trieste Notes in Physics (TRIESTE)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 1-15

  3. Notation and Terminology

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 16-22

  4. Vector Spaces and Inner Products

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 23-36

  5. Algebras and their Representations

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 37-53

  6. General Properties of Clifford Algebras

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 54-70

  7. Complex Clifford Algebras

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 71-83

  8. Real Clifford Algebras

    • Paolo Budinich, Andrzej Trautman
    Pages 84-122

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 123-128
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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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy

    Paolo Budinich

  • Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej, Uniwersytet Warszawkski, Warszawa, Poland

    Andrzej Trautman

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