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 space among normed spaces. The central three chapters present the theory of area and volume in normed spaces, a fascinating geometrical interplay among the various roles of the ball in Euclidean space. Later chapters deal with trigonometry and differential geometry in Minkowski spaces. The book ends with a brief look at J. J. Schaffer's ideas on the intrinsic geometry of the unit sphere. Minkowski Geometry will appeal to students and researchers interested in geometry, convexity theory and functional analysis.
| ISBN: | 9780521404723 |
| Publication date: | 28th June 1996 |
| Author: | A C Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Thompson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Series: | Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications |
| Genres: |
Analytic geometry |
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 space among normed spaces. The central three chapters present the theory of area and volume in normed spaces, a fascinating geometrical interplay among the various roles of the ball in Euclidean space. Later chapters deal with trigonometry and differential geometry in Minkowski spaces. The book ends with a brief look at J. J. Schaffer's ideas on the intrinsic geometry of the unit sphere. Minkowski Geometry will appeal to students and researchers interested in geometry, convexity theory and functional analysis.
Minkowski Geometry features in the following genres: Analytic geometry
Minkowski Geometry is available in Hardback
Minkowski Geometry was written by A C Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Thompson and published by Cambridge University Press
Minkowski Geometry has 368 pages
Yes it is part of Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications series
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