Minkowski Geometry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521404723)

This is a comprehensive treatment of Minkowski geometry. 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 characterizations of Euclidean space among normed spaces. The central three chapters present the theory of area and volume in normed spaces--a fascinating geometrical interplay among the various roles of the ball in Euclidean space. Later chapters deal with trigonometry and differential geometry in Minkowski spaces. The book ends with a brief look at J. J. Schaffer's ideas on the intrinsic geometry of the unit sphere.

Author: A. C. Thompson
ISBN-10: 052140472X
ISBN-13: 9780521404723
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1996
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.51h x 6.45w x 1.06d