The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time : With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers Paperback / softback
by Francesco Catoni, Dino Boccaletti, Roberto Cannata, Vincenzo Catoni, Enrico Nichelatti, Paolo Zampetti
Part of the Frontiers in Mathematics series
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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.
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- Pages:256 pages, XIX, 256 p.
- Publisher:Birkhauser Verlag AG
- Publication Date:17/04/2008
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- ISBN:9783764386139
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, XIX, 256 p.
- Publisher:Birkhauser Verlag AG
- Publication Date:17/04/2008
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- ISBN:9783764386139
