Minkowski Geometry
$322.96
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
28 June 1996
Summary
Minkowski geometry is a type of non-Euclidean geometry in a finite number of dimensions in which distance is not ‘uniform’ in all directions. This book presents the first comprehensive treatment of Minkowski geometry since the 1940s. The author begins by describing the fundamental metric properties and the topological properties of existence of Minkowski space. This is followed by a treatment of two-dimensional spaces and characterisations of Euclidean space among normed spaces. The central t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521404723 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 052140472X |
| Author: | A.C. Thompson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 1996 |
| Weight: | 718g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 164mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications |
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’ … volume, isoperimetry, integral geometry and trigonometry … all are admirably treated here by an expert in the field.’ Mathematika ‘This is a comprehensive monograph that will serve well both as an introduction and as a reference work.’ Monatshefte fur Mathematik
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