{"product_id":"minkowski-geometry-a-c-thompson-9780521404723","title":"Minkowski Geometry","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. C. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 052140472X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521404723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.45w x 1.06d","brand":"A. C. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44254725243135,"sku":"9780521404723","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_198aecaf-13d9-4d0f-bfef-5446a9330f07.jpg?v=1694614015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minkowski-geometry-a-c-thompson-9780521404723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}