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This is a comprehensive treatment of Minkowski geometry. 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 characterizations 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.
ISBN-13

9780521404723

ISBN-10

052140472X

Weight

1.58 Pounds

Dimensions

6.45 x 1.06 x 9.51 In

List Price

$151.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

368 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

1996-06-28


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