Twistor Theory

by Stephen Huggett (Editor)

Overview

Presents the proceedings of the recently held conference at the University of Plymouth. Papers describe recent work by leading researchers in twistor theory and cover a wide range of subjects, including conformal invariants, integral transforms, Einstein equations, anti-self-dual Riemannian 4-manifolds, deformation theory, 4-dimensional conformal structures, and more.;The book is intended for complex geometers and analysts, theoretical physicists, and graduate students in complex analysis, complex differential geometry, and mathematical physics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138442146
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2017
Series:	Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Reports on recent developments in twistor theory, which was developed to exploit complex holomorphic geometry to help understand the relationship between general relativity and quantum physics. The topics include the analytic cohomology of blown-up twistor spaces, relative deformation theory and differential geometry, and period mapping four-dimensional conformal structures. The 14 papers are from a conference in Plymouth, England (no date noted). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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