Vectors and linear spaces -- Complex numbers -- Bivectors and the exterior algebras -- Pauli spin matrices and spinors -- Quaternions -- Fourth dimension -- Cross product -- Elecromagnetism -- Lorentz transformations -- Dirac equation -- Fierz identities and boomerangs -- Flags, poles and dipoles -- Tilt to the opposite metric -- Definitions of the clifford algebra -- Witt rings and brauer groups -- Matrix representations and periodicity of 8 -- Spin groups and spinor spaces -- Scalar products of spinors and the chessboard -- Möbius transformations and vahlen matrices -- Hypercomplex analysis -- Binary index sets and walsh functions -- Chevalley's construction and characteristic 2 -- Octonions and triality
Summary
This is the second edition of Professor Lounesto's unique introduction to Clifford algebras and spinors
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-334) and index
