Minkowski Geometry (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)
Minkowski Geometry (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)
Editorial Reviews
Review
' ... volume, isoperimetry, integral geometry and trigonometry ... all are admirably treated here by an expert in the field.' Mathematika
'This is a comprehensive monograph that will serve well both as an introduction and as a reference work.' Monatshefte für Mathematik
Book Description
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.
Minkowski Geometry (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications),A. C. Thompson,G.-C. Rota,B. Doran,M. Ismail,T. Y. Lam,E. Wutwak,P. Flajolet,E. Lutwak,Cambridge University Press,052140472X,Geometry,Geometry - Analytic,Geometry - General,Mathematics,Minkowski geometry,Science/Mathematics,Analytic geometry,Mathematics / Applied
Books Review:
- Mock Kings in Medieval Society and Renaissance Drama
- Model Assisted Survey Sampling (Springer Series in Statistics)
- Multimedia Tools for Communicating Mathematics
- Numerical methods, software, and analysis
- Office Machines: With Excel Applications, Sixth Edition
- Ordinary Differential Equations with Applications
- Orthogonal Polynomials : Computation and Approximation (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation)
- Pioneering Economic Theory, 1630-1980 : A Mathematical Restatement
- Plots, Transformations, and Regression : An Introduction to Graphical Methods of Diagnostic Regression Analysis (Oxford Statistical Science Series)
- Polytopes and Symmetry (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series)
Books Review
Recommended Books
- Cowpuncher: Cowboyin' in the Southwest
- The Artist's Handbook : A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing, Watercolor & Oil Painting
- Handel: Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks
- Creating an Economic Development Action Plan : A Guide for Development Professionals Revised and Upd
- Einführung in die Stochastik der Finanzmärkte
- Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants
- Life Explored: The Principles of Biology
- Lighting Engineering: Applied Calculations
- On Picking Fruit : A Novel
- Killing Blow: Errand of Vengeance Book Two
- Lake Malawi Cichlids
- Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic : What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All
- Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977
- North Korea through the Looking Glass
- How I Trained My Colt