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Title

Clifford algebras with numeric and symbolic computations / Rafał Abłamowicz, Pertti Lounesto, Josep M. Parra, editors.

Publication

Boston : Birkhäuser, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Abłamowicz, Rafał.
• Lounesto, Pertti.
• Parra, Josep M., 1952-

Description

xvii, 322 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subjects

• Clifford algebras
• Mathematical physics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Preface / Rafat Ablamowicz, Pertti Lounesto and Josep M. Parra -- Counterexamples in Clifford algebras with CLICAL / Pertti Lounesto -- The use of computer algebra and Clifford algebra in teaching mathematical physics / Jayme Vaz, Jr. -- General Clifford algebra and related differential geometry calculations with MATHEMATICA / Josep M. Parra and Llorenc Rosello -- Pauli-algebra calculations in MAPLE V / W. E. Baylis -- The generative process of space-time and strong interaction quantum numbers of orientation / Bernd Schmeikal -- On a new basis for a generalized Clifford algebra and its application to quantum mechanics / A. Granik and M. Ross -- Vector continued fraction algorithms / D. E. Roberts -- LUCY: A Clifford algebra approach to spinor calculus / Jorg Schray, Robin W. Tucker and Charles H.-T. Wang -- Computer algebra in spinor calculations / Franco Piazzese -- Vahlen matrices for non-definite metrics / J. Cnops --
• On Clifford algebras of a bilinear form with an antisymmetric part / Rafal Ablamowicz and Pertti Lounesto -- A unipodal algebra package for MATHEMATICA / Garret Sobczyk -- Octonion X-product orbits / Geoffrey Dixon -- A commutative hypercomplex algebra with associated function theory / Clyde M. Davenport -- On generalized Clifford algebras - recent applications / W. Bajguz and A. K. Kwasniewski -- Oriented projective geometry with Clifford algebra / Richard C. Pappas -- The applications of Clifford algebras to crystallography using MATHEMATICA / A. Gomez, J. L. Aragon, O. Caballero and F. Davila -- Orthonormal basis sets in Clifford algebras / G. Bergdolt -- Complex conjugation - relative to what? / Alexander Soiguine -- Object-oriented implementations of Clifford algebras in C++: a prototype / Arvind Raja.

ISBN

• 0817639071 (h : acid-free paper)
• 3764339071 (h : acid-free paper)

LCCN

96019921

OCLC

• 34722030
• ocm34722030

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries