Twistor Theory

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Huggett Klappentext Presents the proceedings of the recently held conference at the University of Plymouth. Papers describe recent work by leading researchers in twistor theory and cover a wide range of subjects, including conformal invariants, integral transforms, Einstein equations, anti-self-dual Riemannian 4-manifolds, deformation theory, 4-dimensional conformal structures, and more.;The book is intended for complex geometers and analysts, theoretical physicists, and graduate students in complex analysis, complex differential geometry, and mathematical physics. Zusammenfassung Describes work by researchers in twistor theory. This book covers a wide range of subjects, that include conformal invariants, integral transforms, Einstein equations, anti-self-dual Riemannian 4-manifolds, deformation theory, 4-dimensional conformal structures, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Contributors, 1. Thomas's D-Calculus, Parabolic Invariant Theory, and Conformal Invariants, 2. Cohomogeneity-One Kahler Metrics, 3. Another Integral Transform in Twistor Theory, 4. Twistors and Spin-3/2 Potentials in Quantum Gravity, 5. Analytic Cohomology of Blown-Up Twistor Spaces, 6. Geometric Aspects of Quantum Mechanics, 7. Anti-Self-Dual Riemannian 4-Manifolds, 8. Generalized Twistor Correspondences, d-Bar Problems, and the KP Equations, 9. Relative Deformation Theory and Differential Geometry, 10. Self-Duality and Connected Sums of Complex, Projective Planes, 11. Twistors and the Einstein Equations, 12. Remarks on the Period Mapping for 4-Dimensional Conformal Structures, 13. Cohomogeneity-One Metrics with Self-Dual Weyl Tensor ,14. Twistor Theory and Isomonodromy, Appendixes, Geometry of Relative Deformations.I, Geometry of Relative Deformations. II, Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Huggett Huggett, S A Huggett, S. A. Huggett, Stephen Huggett, Stephen (University of Plymouth) Huggett
• Con la collaborazione di: Stephen Huggett (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.1994
• EAN: 9780824793210
• ISBN: 978-0-8247-9321-0
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Geometria; MATHEMATICS / Applied, MATHEMATICS / Mathematical Analysis, MATHEMATICS / Geometry / Algebraic, MATHEMATICS / Topology, Topology, Algebraic Geometry, Calculus & mathematical analysis, Maths for scientists, Maths for engineers, Calculus and mathematical analysis