The mathematics of Minkowski space-time
with an introduction to commutative hypercomplex numbers
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Author
Contributions
- Catoni, Francesco. - Contributor
Publication
2008 - Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland
Language
English
Word Count
63,750 words, Guess
Page Count
255 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemathematicsminko00cato_362
- Internet Archivemathematicsofmin0000unse
- ISBN-103764386134
- ISBN-139783764386139
- Goodreads2727204
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008923068
- OCLC Control Number187294662
- Better World Books9783764386139
- Open LibraryOL17020892M
Classifications
- DDC516.374
- LCCQA689 .M38 2008
- LCCQA1-939
Description
Hyperbolic numbers are proposed for a rigorous geometric formalization of the space-time symmetry of two-dimensional Special Relativity. The system of hyperbolic numbers as a simple extension of the field of complex numbers is extensively studied in the book. In particular, an exhaustive solution of the "twin paradox" is given, followed by a detailed exposition of space-time geometry and trigonometry. Finally, an appendix on general properties of commutative hypercomplex systems with four unities is presented.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Frontiers in mathematics
Other Editions
- The mathematics of Minkowski space-time: with an introduction to commutative hypercomplex numbers
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