Twistor Theory

ISBN-13: 9781138442146 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Stephen Huggett

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Stephen Huggett