The mathematics of minkowski space-time: with an introduction to commutative hypercomplex numbers

This book arose out of original researches of the authors on the extension ofwell-established applications of complex numbers, related to Euclidean geometry, to the space-time symmetry of two-dimensional Special Relativity. The system of hyperbolic numbers (the simplest extension of complex numbers) is extensively studied and applied to to typical instances as the ‘’twin-paradox’’ and a plain exposition of space-time geometry and trigonometry is given. The application of hyperbolic numbers to Special Relativity suggest trying the possibleapplication of multidimensional hypercomplex systems. Commutative hypercomplex systems with four unities are studied and attention is drown on their interesting properties.

• ISBN: 978-3-7643-8613-9
• Editorial: Birkhaüser
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés