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Clifford Algebras with Numeric and Symbolic Computations

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Verifying and Falsifying Conjectures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Differential Geometry, Quantum Mechanics, Spinors and Conformal Group

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Pauli-Algebra Calculations in MAPLE V

      • W. E. Baylis
      Pages 69-82
    3. Vector Continued Fraction Algorithms

      • D. E. Roberts
      Pages 111-119
    4. LUCY: A Clifford Algebra Approach to Spinor Calculus

      • Jörg Schray, Robin W. Tucker, Charles H.-T. Wang
      Pages 121-143
    5. Computer Algebra in Spinor Calculations

      • Franco Piazzese
      Pages 145-154
  4. Generalized Clifford Algebras and Number Systems, Projective Geometry and Crystallography

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. On Clifford Algebras of a Bilinear Form with an Antisymmetric Part

      • Rafał Abłamowicz, Pertti Lounesto
      Pages 167-188
    3. A Unipodal Algebra Package for Mathematica

      • Garret Sobczyk
      Pages 189-199
    4. Octonion X-Product Orbits

      • Geoffrey Dixon
      Pages 201-212
    5. On Generalized Clifford Algebras — Recent Applications

      • W. Bajguz, A. K. Kwaśniewski
      Pages 229-231
    6. Oriented Projective Geometry with Clifford Algebra

      • Richard C. Pappas
      Pages 233-250

About this book

Clifford algebras are at a crossing point in a variety of research areas, including abstract algebra, crystallography, projective geometry, quantum mechanics, differential geometry and analysis. For many researchers working in this field in ma- thematics and physics, computer algebra software systems have become indispensable tools in theory and applications. This edited survey book consists of 20 chapters showing application of Clifford algebra in quantum mechanics, field theory, spinor calculations, projective geometry, Hypercomplex algebra, function theory and crystallography. Many examples of computations performed with a variety of readily available software programs are presented in detail, i.e., Maple, Mathematica, Axiom, etc. A key feature of the book is that it shows how scientific knowledge can advance with the use of computational tools and software.

Reviews

"Presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the interaction between Clifford algebras and mathematical computations... Provides an excellent source of reference for researchers, educators and students...who seek for advanced computing tools and those working on the design and implementation of algorithms."

--The Sac Newsletter

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, Gannon University, Erie, USA

    Rafał Abłamowicz

  • Department Física Fonamental, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Josep M. Parra

  • Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo 15, Finland

    Pertti Lounesto

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