The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time: With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers
Hyperbolic numbers are proposed for a rigorous geometric formalization of the space-time symmetry of two-dimensional Special Relativity. The system of hyperbolic numbers as a simple extension of the field of complex numbers is extensively studied in the book. In particular, an exhaustive solution of the "twin paradox" is given, followed by a detailed exposition of space-time geometry and trigonometry. Finally, an appendix on general properties of commutative hypercomplex systems with four unities is presented.

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The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time: With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers
Hyperbolic numbers are proposed for a rigorous geometric formalization of the space-time symmetry of two-dimensional Special Relativity. The system of hyperbolic numbers as a simple extension of the field of complex numbers is extensively studied in the book. In particular, an exhaustive solution of the "twin paradox" is given, followed by a detailed exposition of space-time geometry and trigonometry. Finally, an appendix on general properties of commutative hypercomplex systems with four unities is presented.

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The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time: With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers

The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time: With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers

The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time: With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers

The Mathematics of Minkowski Space-Time: With an Introduction to Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers

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Hyperbolic numbers are proposed for a rigorous geometric formalization of the space-time symmetry of two-dimensional Special Relativity. The system of hyperbolic numbers as a simple extension of the field of complex numbers is extensively studied in the book. In particular, an exhaustive solution of the "twin paradox" is given, followed by a detailed exposition of space-time geometry and trigonometry. Finally, an appendix on general properties of commutative hypercomplex systems with four unities is presented.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783764386139
Publisher: Birkh�user Basel
Publication date: 05/23/2008
Series: Frontiers in Mathematics
Edition description: 2008
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

N-Dimensional Commutative Hypercomplex Numbers.- The Geometries Generated by Hypercomplex Numbers.- Trigonometry in the Minkowski Plane.- Uniform and Accelerated Motions in the Minkowski Space-Time (Twin Paradox).- General Two-Dimensional Hypercomplex Numbers.- Functions of a Hyperbolic Variable.- Hyperbolic Variables on Lorentz Surfaces.- Constant Curvature Lorentz Surfaces.- Generalization of Two-Dimensional Special Relativity (Hyperbolic Transformations and the Equivalence Principle).
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