Minkowski Geometry

by A.C. Thompson

Book Overview

Minkowski geometry is a type of non-Euclidean geometry in a finite number of dimensions in which distance is not 'uniform' in all directions. This book presents the first comprehensive treatment of Minkowski geometry since the 1940s. 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 characterisations of Euclidean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052140472X
• ISBN13: 9780521404723
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"