Spinors and Space-Time

Introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors.

Klappentext

This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors. This is the first detailed exposition of this technique whichleads not only to a deeper understanding of the structure of space-time, but also provides shortcuts to some very tedious calculations.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. The geometry of world-vectors and spin-vectors; 2. Abstract indices and spinor algebra; 3. Spinors and world-tensors; 4. Differentiation and curvature; 5. Fields in space-time; Appendix; References; Subject and author index; Index of symbols.